Hanoi (VNA) – Supporters of the self-claimed Islamic States (IS) from Indonesia are travelling to join forces with their “counterparts” in the Philippines, raising concern about cross border violence, according to Indonesian anti-terrorism officials.
Authorities in Southeast Asia have stayed vigilant since a bomb and gun attack in Jakarta in January that showed the IS’s presence in the region for the first time.
A. Syamsu from Indonesia’s counterterrorism agency stated that some Indonesian IS supporters are training in the Philippines. The exact number has yet to be identified, but it could be dozens, he added.
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