Experts: terror networks set sights on Indonesia's youth

University students represent the talent pool that will help build Indonesia's future, but extremists see them as potential recruits, two experts told Khabar.

By Zahira Tiba for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jakarta – 31/03/12

March 30, 2012

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