Indonesia links church attacks to local Islamic State-inspired group
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Published: May 12, 2018, 20:04 IST | Updated: May 12, 2018, 20:04 IST
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Wawan Purwanto, a spokesman for the country's intelligence agency, also told Metro TV that the attacks were likely to be linked to a deadly prison hostage incident involving Islamist militants at a jail near Jakarta last week
A series of attacks in Indonesia by suicide bombers on churches in the city of Surabaya were suspected to be carried out by the Islamic state-inspired group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), a spokesman for the country's intelligence agency saidon Sunday.
Wawan Purwanto, communication director at the agency, also told Metro TV that the attacks were likely to be linked to a deadly prison hostage incident involving Islamist militants at a jail near Jakarta last week.
Asked who he thought were the brains behind the attacks, Purwano said: "Still the old group, JAD, who has planned this for some time."
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