Indonesian police detain 2 on terrorist charges
January 21, 2014 | 11:58am
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police have arrested two suspected Islamist extremists they allege were poised to launch a bomb attack on officers.
The arrests took place Monday evening in the east Javanese city of Surabaya.
In a statement, police said Tuesday that officers seized bombs and bomb-making equipment from a rented house the men were staying in.
It says the men admitted to planning an attack on a police post in the city on Tuesday.
Lawyers for the men weren't available.
Indonesian law enforcement have had success in cracking down on extremists who carried out a string of attacks in the early 2000s, but the militants have proved resilient.
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