Jakarta: Indonesian counter-terrorism forces arrested three people on Saturday near Jakarta, who were suspected of planning a bomb attack on the presidential palace, a police spokesman said.
The arrests of two men and a woman are the latest in a security crackdown ahead of the New Year holiday season and come amid concerns of a rise in Islamic State-inspired radicalism in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.[Continue Reading..]
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EDIT 1: Apparent target was Istana Negara in Bekasi.
EDIT 2: Bomb has been successfully detonated, as it was safer. 3 people still in custody, 2 male 1 female over the bomb.
EDIT 3: Protection range increased to 500m. Unsure if before or after detonation.
EDIT 4: [NY Times article].
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