JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian police say they have uncovered a plot by Islamic militants to assassinate the president and other officials and declare an Islamic state.
National police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said Friday that the elaborate plot was revealed during interrogations of dozens of suspects arrested since a February raid on a terrorist training camp in western Indonesia.
He said the focus of the plot was to attack an Independence Day ceremony on Aug. 17.
Source: AP
He said the focus of the plot was to attack an Independence Day ceremony on Aug. 17.
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