Indonesian police investigate the twin suicide bombings scene in Jakarta in May (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Indonesian police on July 8 arrested a man for attempting to blow severalpublic places in Bandung city, Central Java province.
The man, named Agus Wiguna, 21 years old, wasarrested after a home-made bomb exploded prematurely at his flat in Bandung.
The police also found a pressure-cooker with abunch of nails and exploded pressure-cooker bombs.
During the investigation, they figured out that fromJune 1, Agus Wiguna had used information collected on the website of a militantgroup to make bombs himself.
Agus, who is allegedly linked with Islamic militantgroups, confessed that he planned to detonate the bomb at Café Bali, a popularplace for tourists in the city on July 16, said chief of Bandung police.
Agus also had plans to strike a restaurant and achurch and he was not targeting Muslim, he added.
The incident took place in the context of risingconcern about the Islamic State (IS) group attempting to set up its network inSoutheast Asia.
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are coordinatingto boost maritime patrol to preventing IS gunmen from entering the countries.-VNA
The man, named Agus Wiguna, 21 years old, wasarrested after a home-made bomb exploded prematurely at his flat in Bandung.
The police also found a pressure-cooker with abunch of nails and exploded pressure-cooker bombs.
During the investigation, they figured out that fromJune 1, Agus Wiguna had used information collected on the website of a militantgroup to make bombs himself.
Agus, who is allegedly linked with Islamic militantgroups, confessed that he planned to detonate the bomb at Café Bali, a popularplace for tourists in the city on July 16, said chief of Bandung police.
Agus also had plans to strike a restaurant and achurch and he was not targeting Muslim, he added.
The incident took place in the context of risingconcern about the Islamic State (IS) group attempting to set up its network inSoutheast Asia.
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are coordinatingto boost maritime patrol to preventing IS gunmen from entering the countries.-VNA
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