Indonesian authorities detain 17 nationals returning from Syria

Jakarta

INDONESIAN authorities have detained 17 nationals returning from Syria, including children, suspected of being involved in radical activity, officials told Reuters on Sunday.

Immigration office spokesman Agung Sampurno said that the people, including a two-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy, were arrested at Soekarno-Hatta airport upon disembarking an Istanbul-Jakarta Turkish Airline flight on Saturday.