(AP Photo)JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities arrested nine men suspected of having links to a militant network loyal to Islamic State and planning a series of attacks on police posts, said a police spokesman. Counter-terrorism police have grappled with a recent resurgence in homegrown radicalism in the world's largest Muslim-majority country, inspired by extremist group Islamic State. They were alleged to have links to Indonesia's most high-profile militant network Jemaah Asharut Daulah (JAD) which is loyal to Islamic State. Authorities suspect there are hundreds of Islamic State sympathisers in Indonesia, some of whom have travelled to Syria to fight alongside the group. There are heightened concerns over the return of battle-hardened militants as Islamic State loses territory in the Middle East.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2017 04:41 UTC