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ISIS plot to kill the Pope with bow and arrow
Seven suspects were arrested across September 2 and 3 following tip-offs from concerned citizens. Bow and arrows, a drone and ISIS leaflets were found during a raid of one of the alleged militant's houses. Some of those arrested had also pledged allegiance to ISIS, The Straits Times has reported. The suspects, who have been named only as HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER and RS, were reportedly angered by the Pope visiting Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque, the largest in South-east Asia. There was also fury over the government's request for TV stations to broadcast the Pope's visit over the usual Islamic call to prayer. A spokesman for Indonesia's terror-crushing unit Detachment-88 said investigations are 'ongoing' and it is unclear if the detainees knew each other. 'We have a mechanism to monitor and filter. We had tip-off information from members of the public,' Colonel Aswin Siregar added. Pope Francis is currently on a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific during which he will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. He arrived in East Timor on Monday, where he will hold a huge mass expected to attract more than half the country's 1.3 million population. Related: Indonesia: 2024-09-09 Good Morning Indonesia: 2024-09-09 Indonesia Thwarts Alleged Islamic Terror Plot Against Pope Francis Indonesia: 2024-09-09 German warships to pass through Taiwan Strait Posted by: Skidmark 2024-09-10 |
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