East Java’s Sleeper Cells Attacks
The Surabaya bombings are believed to have been inspired by the rioting at the National Police Mobile Brigade Headquarter in Depok, West Java. The attacks were carried out by pro-ISIS cells that have gone under police radar. These cells had planned to launch attacks later this year, including at an international event, but they acted ahead of schedule in East Java.
Tempo
May 21, 2018
The main road at the Wisma Indah Housing Complex in the Rungkut subdistrict, Surabaya, East Java, barely reaches 70 meters. But it was on this brick-paved road that YF, 17, and his 15-year-old brother, FH, were recently seen speeding on a motorcycle. Both teens are the sons of Dita Operiarto, owner of the sixth house from the housing complex's entrance.
According to Abi Akbar, 23, who lives near Dita's house, the boys, in grade nine and 11, would
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