Six people arrested as Indonesia foils terror plot

Jakarta

COUNTER-TERRORISM police have arrested six people suspected of planning attacks in Indonesia, seizing bomb-making materials and "jihad manuals" from the men whom they said included Islamic State members and supporters, the Jakarta Globe reported on Sunday. "Six individuals rounded up in a series of counter-terrorism raids that began on Friday and ran into late Saturday reportedly planned to bomb Shi'ite communities in Java and Sumatra," the daily said on its website.

It cited national police chief Badrodin Haiti as saying that raids to round up the suspects were prompted by intelligence from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police. "This terrorist network was preparing for bombing attacks in various locations in Indonesia," Gen Badrodin said. "Some are ISIS members and others are sympathisers." Gen Badrodin said that the counter-terrorism operation was still ongoing. "That's why we're calling on the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious," he said.