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Bosonic Donating Member (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-11 07:16 AM
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Big bomb found near Indonesia church; 19 arrested
Source: AP

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia was in a state of high alert Thursday after the arrest of 19 terror suspects led police to a 150-kilogram (330-pound) bomb buried beneath a gas pipeline near a church.

Senior security minister Djoko Suyanto said he believed Islamic militants had been plotting an attack outside of the capital during Good Friday celebrations.

"The army and police are under high alert," he told reporters after attending a meeting chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "We want to guarantee safety."

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