October 21, 2016 8:11 AM

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IS militant jailed for 10 yrs in Jakarta attack

An Indonesian man has been jailed for 10 years for his role in a bomb and gun attack in Jakarta in January. Dodi Suridi, 23, a supporter of the so-called Islamic State group, helped make one of the bombs used on the day. <br/><br/>Four civilians died in the terror attack, the country's worst in years. Five assailants were killed by police during the attack and about 40 have since been arrested. He was arrested the day after the attack.<br/><br/> A second IS supporter, 48-year old Ali Hamka, was jailed for four years for attempting to source guns and ammunition for the attack. Hamka did not obtain the guns but was still found guilty of breaking anti-terror laws.

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