Indonesian militants planned New Year's assault with machetes: police

[WorldNews]

By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State planned to attack a police post on New Year's eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on Monday. The plot was broken up after police arrested two of the would-be attackers who led them to their hideout, where police shot dead their two co-conspirators on Sunday after police said they tried to attack officers with machetes. "The four of them were planning to attack a police post in Purwakarta.

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