Indonesia grants compensation to victims of past terrorist acts

6:54 PM MYT
Some of those receiving the compensation are victims of terrorism events, including the 2016 Molotov cocktail attack at a church in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. - JP/ANN
JAKARTA (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has granted compensation to more than 200 people who were impacted by past terrorist acts in the country.
On Wednesday (Dec 16) at the Presidential Palace, President Joko Widodo gave the compensation amounting to Rp39.20 billion (US$2.77 million) to 215 victims of 40 past terrorist incidents.
Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, said that providing compensation is one of the country's responsibilities to victims who have been waiting for it for a dozen years.

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