US EditionIndonesia arrests seven over Pope Francis 'terror threats'
- Indonesia arrested seven suspects for making online "terror threats" against Pope Francis during his visit, according to police reports on Sep 6.
- The arrests occurred in Jakarta and the provinces of West Sumatra and Bangka Belitung, as confirmed by Densus 88 spokesman Aswin Siregar.
- The suspects allegedly posted statements threatening bomb attacks on the pope's public meetings, with some threats involving setting fire to locations.
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The Italian press reports that a terrorist attack was planned against the head of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, during the Holy Father's 45th apostolic visit. Seven terrorist suspects were arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of assassination.
Terror plot to kill Pope Francis foiled, 7 suspects arrested after ‘swearing ISIS allegiance’
A terror plot to kill Pope Francis has been uncovered with Indonesian cops swooping on seven suspects believed to be ISIS-inspired. The foiled ploy targeted the Pope during his visit to Indonesia, where he started a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific. The suspects were arrested across September 2 and 3 after cops were tipped […]
A sigh of relief from all over the world. The Indonesian police have in fact arrested seven people who allegedly planned an attack on Pope Francis during the Pontiff's trip to Asia and Oceania. The Indonesian national police counterterrorism team Detachment-88, reported that the seven people were arrested between September 2 and 3, in Jakarta, in the peripheral cities of Bogor and Bekasi, in the province of West Sumatra and in the province of th…
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