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Islamists Plant 330 Pound Bomb Under Pipeline Near Church in Indonesia


By ALI KOTARUMALOS – “JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Terror suspects arrested Thursday led police to a 150-kilogram (330-pound) bomb buried beneath a gas pipeline near a church just outside Indonesia’s capital, officials said.

Senior security minister Djoko Suyanto said he believed Islamic militants had been plotting an attack ahead of Easter celebrations, and the U.S. embassy urged Americans to be vigilant.

‘The army and police are under high alert,’ he told reporters, adding that troops would be deployed at churches and other strategic locations. ‘We want to guarantee safety.'”  Read more.

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