Authorities in Indonesia Foil Islamic Plan to Bomb Churches

Indonesia Correspondent : Aug 6, 2024
Morning Star News

"Densus 88 is still investigating the possibility of his links to other ISIS support networks. Indeed, there were several people who were questioned, including his parents or family." -Anti-Terror Special Detachment 88 Spokesperson Aswin Siregar

[MorningStarNews.org] Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said. (Screengrab image: via Morning Star News)

The high school student identified only by his initials, H.O.K, was arrested on Wednesday (July 31) at about 7:15 p.m. as he was on his way[to]dispose of evidence in Jalan Langsep, Sisir village, Batu City, in Malang Regency, East Java, said Anti-Terror Special Detachment 88 Spokesperson Aswin Siregar at a press conference in Jakarta on Sunday (Aug. 4).

The Special Detachment 88 squad and Batu police were involved in the arrest.

"H.O.K. is a supporter of ISIS or Dawlah Islamiyah," Aswin told reporters on Thursday (Aug. 1) in Jakarta... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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