Rizieq Shihab was declared a suspect and detained in relation to a Nov 14 mass event. - AFP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesian vigilante group Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) has enticed ex-members of disbanded Muslim hardline group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to join them, and conducted army-like training for young recruits.
The revelation came as police released more details of what happened during a shoot-out between police and FPI leader Rizieq Shihab's bodyguards last week.
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