In Indonesia, Police killed 6 suspected militants in a gun-battle in a village of Tuban district today. <br/><br/>National police spokesman Martinus Sitompul said the militants were cornered in the village after attempting a drive-by shooting of a police officer who was patrolling a busy road in the area.<br/><br/>Sitompul said police are investigating whether the six men were part of Jemaah Anshorut Daulah, an umbrella group of Indonesian extremists that was formed in 2015 and claims allegiance to Islamic States. Police said they seized dozens of rounds of ammunition, several firearms, knives, jihadi books and a car. <br/><br/>Muslim-majority Indonesia has carried out a sustained crackdown on militants since the 2002 Bali bombings by Al-Qaida-affiliated radicals that killed 202 people.
News On AIR | April 9, 2017 5:39 AM
Indonesia: Police kill 6 suspected militants in gun-battle in Tuban district