Making a point: Police spokesman Brigadier General Dedi Prasetyo showing pictures of Wiranto’s suspected attackers and the knives allegedly used at a media briefing in Jakarta. — AFP
Jakarta: Indonesian leader Joko Widodo ordered beefed-up security measures after two militants from an IS-linked terror group stabbed his chief security minister, with the politician in hospital recovering from emergency surgery.
Police were searching for more suspects in the wake of the assassination attempt on Wiranto, a 72-year-old former army chief who goes by one name.
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