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Indonesia: ISIL suspects arrested after Jakarta attacks

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At least three suspected ISIL members have been arrested over links to the deadly attacks in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta which left seven people dead and several injured.‎

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According to Jakarta police chief Major General Tito Karnavian; “The attackers were part of a group led by Bahrum Naim, an Indonesian ISIL supporter who is now in Syria.”

The detention of the suspected assailants comes less than 24 after the shooting and bombing rampage which occurred near a Starbucks coffee house in the city.

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