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IS-linked Indonesian shot dead after Bandung bomb attack
Published Mon, Feb 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Bandung
INDONESIAN police shot dead a suspected militant linked to the Islamic State (IS) group during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb was set off nearby.
Witnesses described terrifying scenes as the attacker stormed into the building brandishing a dagger and began yelling at staff and starting fires. TV footage showed heavily armed police firing on the office through clouds of smoke.
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