Terror cells in Indonesia continue to recruit and plot attacks amid COVID-19: Senior counterterrorism official

Terror cells in Indonesia continue to recruit and plot attacks amid COVID-19: Senior counterterrorism official
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Terror cells in Indonesia continue to recruit and plot attacks amid COVID-19: Senior counterterrorism official
Eddy Hartono, the director of enforcement at the Indonesian National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT). (Photo: BNPT)
18 Jan 2021 06:05AM)
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JAKARTA: As Indonesia grapples with the impact of COVID-19, terrorism cells in the country continue to spread radical messages, actively seeking new recruits and plotting their next attacks, a senior counterterrorism official said.
In an exclusive interview with CNA, the National Counter Terrorism Agency's (BNPT) director for enforcement, Eddy Hartono said although there has been no major terrorist attack during the pandemic, terrorism cells in Indonesia "are not sitting back and relaxing.”

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