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Anti-terror arrests in Indonesia highlight challenge of combating ‘virtual’ groups

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM · 1 min read
Anti-terror arrests in Indonesia highlight challenge of combating ‘virtual’ groups — South China Morning Post, Singapore Business news
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The recent arrests of 11 suspected terrorists by authorities in Indonesia underline how terrorism remains a persistent security challenge, with analysts warning that militant networks are communicating online through smaller and decentralised cells despite stronger enforcement. The Indonesian National Police’s counterterrorism force, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), said on Sunday that 11 suspected terrorists had been arrested in raids across West Java, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, South...

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