Indonesia steps up anti-terrorism measures ahead of year-end holidays
Saturday, 18:31, 19/11/2016
Indonesian police is deploying a so-called “Indonesia Prevents” operation to prepare for possible terror attacks ahead of Christmas and New Year.
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He said one of the preventative measures is monitoring and arresting suspicious people.
The same day, the National Police’s anti-terror squad arrested five suspected terrorists in Bekasi town and Kalideres town on the outskirts of Jakarta, said the country’s officials.
Indonesia has witnessed a series of small–scale terror attacks in recent months, including a blast outside a church in Samarinda city of East Kalimantan, an attack on police officers on the outskirts of Jakarta, and an attempted suicide bombing at a church in North Sumatra.
The police is monitoring over 50 militants who have returned to Indonesia after joining Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.