Indonesia militant arrests show shift to violence

An official from the Special Detachment 88 squad and a police officer stand guard outside the house of a suspected militant after a raid in JakartaJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia's arrest of 11 suspected Islamic militants it said planned to attack the U.S. embassy and a plaza near Australia's embassy is evidence that legal extremist groups are turning to violence, analysts said on Sunday. The arrests could also step up pressure on the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, criticized for doing too little to curb religious intolerance in the country which has the world's largest Muslim population. …



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