Lessons from the Foiled Terrorist Attack in Palembang

• Main Author: Fatima Astuti
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82523; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40124
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The arrest of 10 suspected terrorists in Sumatra has revealed a connection between terrorist and radical groups. It demonstrates that JI can turn non-violent radical members into operational terrorists. It is thus important for the Indonesian government to build up its counter ideology programme as...