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IS militants behind Central Java bombing: BIN
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State Intelligent Body (BIN) chief Sutiyoso . (The Jakarta Post/Wienda Parwitasari)
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he Islamic State (IS) militant group is responsible for the suicide attack carried out near the Surakarta Police headquarters in Surakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday, according to Indonesia’s State Intelligent Body (BIN). The perpetrator died as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.
BIN agents claim to have identified a number of IS militant group sympathizers across the country and, according to BIN chief Sutiyoso, there is a concentration of sympathizers located in and around Surakarta that are thought to be preparing attacks.
“There are a number of IS sympathizers here who decided not to depart for Iraq and Syria. Instead, they aim to target police and intelligence personnel here,” Sutiyoso said during a phone interview with Metro TV.
The latest attack, according to Sutiyoso, was a part of the IS global terror strategy.
“They have been defeated in several countries,” he asserted. (dan)
