by Bill Dorman

December 19, 2016

 

Police in Indonesia are warning about a new tactic that terrorists are using. It involves a shift in strategy and a new focus for law enforcement officials. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

The newest factor in domestic terrorism in Indonesia may be the emerging role of women.  The country’s chief of police says militant cells are now specifically recruiting women—calling that a new development.

Police say they’ve been unravelling one particular bombing plot that involves several women….including one who was to be used as a suicide bomber.  The plan was to use a rice cooker that was converted to an explosive device…and hooked into a larger bomb.  Law enforcement officials say the plans were for a woman to set off the device at the presidential palace in Jakarta.

 

Full article:

http://hawaiipublicradio.org/post/asia-minute-indonesia-s-new-terror-concerns