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10/28/2012, Cheshvan 12, 5773
Indonesian Police Arrest 11 Over Planned US Embassy Attack
Indonesia's anti-terrorist squad on Saturday arrested 11 Islamic extremists who were allegedly planning attacks on the Unites States embassy in Jakarta and a shopping centre opposite the Australian embassy.
"The targets of this group are the US consulate in Surabaya East Java, the US embassy in Jakarta, Plaza 89 across the street from the Australian Embassy … [the US Mining company] Freeport [and] also a mobile police brigade unit headquarters in central Java," national police spokesman Suhardi Alius told reporters.