Indonesian police foils suicide bombing plot

Anti-terror squad of Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead three suspected militants and captured another, who planned to commit a suicide bombing attack on a police post, police said.

"The suspected militants had plotted to stab police personnel in a police post, when they mass gather to the scene and several other police personnel also come, a suicide bomber will explode himself," Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner Rikwanto told a press conference at the police headquarters.

The three suspected militants, Oman, Helmi and Irwan, were killed in a firefight with the squad in their hide out of a rental house in Babakan village of outskirt Jakarta, the spokesman said.

Police learnt of the presence of the three suspected militants from Adang, another suspected terrorist who was captured near the house earlier Wednesday, said Rikwanto.

"We were informed by Adang that three suspected terrorists equipped with bombs were still inside the rental house. And suddenly they threw a bomb and shot the squad members but the bomb failed to explode," Rikwanto said.

One big bomb seized in the house was exploded at the scene, he added.

The spokesman revealed that the suspected militant have links with those arrested in Bekasi town near Jakarta days ago. Enditem