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Indonesian police crush bomb-attack plot on Independence Day

Indonesia’s anti-terror squad has arrested an alleged terrorist suspect and smashed a plan for bomb strikes on August 17 - the Independence Day of Indonesia, police said on July 23.
Indonesian police crush bomb-attack plot on Independence Day ảnh 1Indonesian national police spokesman Brigadier General Dedi Prasetyo (Source: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia’s anti-terror squad has arrested an alleged terrorist suspectand smashed a plan for bomb strikes on August 17 - the Independence Day of Indonesia,police said on July 23.

The terroristsuspect, identified as Novendri, is a member of the outlawed Jamaah AnsharutDaulah (JAD), which is loyal to IS group, national police spokesman BrigadierGeneral Dedi Prasetyo said.

The bombswill be exploded in West Sumatra province on August 17 - the Independence Day of Indonesia, the spokesman said.

In additionto that, the provincial police headquarters was also plotted for bomb strikesand police personnel were targeted, said Dedi.

The militantplotted to assault and seize weapons of the police personnel, he added.

Novendri wasarrested by the anti-terror squad in the provincial capital of Padang on July18 before he could execute his plots, the spokesman said.

Theanti-terror squad, known as Special Detachment 88, has been cooperating withpolice officers from the US, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Afghanistanin fighting terrorism.-VNA
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