Indonesian security forces arrested five men suspected of recruiting militants for Daesh terrorist group, local media reported on Sunday citing a local police source.
BALI (Sputnik) — According to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, the suspects were arrested Friday in the eastern city of Bekasi less than 20 miles from the capital of Jakarta.
BALI (Sputnik) — According to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, the suspects were arrested Friday in the eastern city of Bekasi less than 20 miles from the capital of Jakarta.
Indonesia has been on high security alert since the Jakarta attacks in January, when a series of coordinated explosions and gunfire occurred in the center of the city, near a United Nations information center. Four civilians and four attackers were killed and over 20 people were injured in the assault.
Daesh terrorist group is banned in a range of countries, including Russia. It has captured vast areas in Iraq and Syria and has claimed responsibility for an array of attacks carried out in various countries. According to the official statistics provided by the local authorities, some 500 Indonesian citizens left for the war-torn Syria to join the ranks of the jihadist group.
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