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'Dozens of members' in group behind rocket terror plot

Group taking orders from Indonesian who has joined IS in Syria, say Indonesian police

Published Mon, Aug 8, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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INDONESIAN authorities said on Monday that several suspected Islamist radicals arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to attack Singapore were part of a group that has "dozens of members" and has been active for two years.

Counter-terrorism forces arrested six men last Friday on Batam island, just to the south of Singapore. The arrests come amid mounting concern about the spread of Islamist …

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