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Indonesian police stand guard at the site of a militant attack in central Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters file photo


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Police investigate the scene of an explosion at a bus station in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, Indonesia. (Reuters)


3 Arrested over Jakarta Suicide Attack

3 Arrested over Jakarta Suicide Attack

Indonesia has arrested three suspects linked to Wednesday’s twin bus suicide bombings in the capital Jakarta that was claimed by the ISIS terrorist group, an official announced on Friday. The elite anti-terror squad working with regular police Thursday detained two...
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Vehicles move past the construction of the new MRT line in central Jakarta March 19, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A


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Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, speaks to his lawyers after the guilty verdict in his blasphemy trial in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Bay Ismoyo/Pool


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Anies Baswedan at an electoral rally ahead of the Jakarta polls. (Reuters)


Muslim Candidate Wins Jakarta Elections

Muslim Candidate Wins Jakarta Elections

Indonesia’s former minister of education won on Wednesday the race for the position of Jakarta governor. The campaign has however been overshadowed by religious disputes that have tarnished the Asian country’s reputation as a moderate Muslim state. Anies Baswedan won...