JAKARTA (ANN): The National Police have stated that two people allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) terror group had the intention of launching a terror attack under the cover of rallies protesting the 2019 presidential election results.
With alleged links to the hard-line Islamic Reformist Movement , the two were among hundreds of suspected rioters that took to the streets in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, National Police spokesperson Insp. Gen. M. Iqbal said.
In the past, Garis expressed support for the IS movement and sent its members to fight in Syria. Convicted terrorist and firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was part of Garis’ syuro council, Iqbal said. Iqbal did not say whether the two alleged IS supporters were affiliated with the suspects who were arrested before the protests took place.
The protests, led by supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, turned into a riot in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency building on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta nearing midnight on Tuesday, then escalated and spread with riots in Petamburan and Slipi in West Jakarta.
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