Indonesian terrorists were planning US embassy attack: police

January 04, 2014
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Six suspected terrorists killed by Detachment 88 in a shootout during a New Year's Eve raid near Jakarta were planning attacks on a church, Buddhist temples and the American embassy, police said Friday (January 3rd) according to AFP.

  • National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar, displaying images of six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve raid, said Friday (January 3rd) the group was planning further terror attacks. [Bay Ismoyo/AFP]

    National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar, displaying images of six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve raid, said Friday (January 3rd) the group was planning further terror attacks. [Bay Ismoyo/AFP]

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Police found a handwritten document revealing the group's targets, National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said.

"Take your pistols, holy warriors, and prepare to attack the US Embassy," Boy said, reading from the document during a press conference. He said suicide attacks were also planned.

The six suspects also planned to attack a church and Buddhist temples to avenge anti-Muslim violence in Burma, National Police Chief Sutarman said.

The six were believed to be behind a bombing of a Buddhist temple in August, police said.

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    • ado
      January 12, 2014 @ 08:01:58PM
    • More so than terrorists, money is used to hurt the people. Depraved officials.
    • Yonatan Manimaley
      January 4, 2014 @ 11:01:36PM
    • If terrorists are captured alive, it might be a good thing to give them the death sentence as a deterrent for those who are involved with terrorist groups.

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