Indonesia arrests two dozen people after knife attack on security minister Wiranto

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Indonesian police said they have arrested more than two dozen suspected militants after members of a network linked to the Islamic State (IS) ...

JAKARTA: Indonesian police said they have arrested more than two dozen suspected militants after members of a network linked to the Islamic State groupThe world's biggest Muslim majority nation is on high alert ahead of President Joko Widodo's second-term inauguration on Sunday , with about 27,000 troops expected to be deployed in the capital Jakarta.

The 72-year-old was rushed by helicopter to Jakarta, where he was treated for knife wounds to his stomach. He is recovering in hospital.About 27 suspected militants had been arrested since the attack, said national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo.

 

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