Fears grow over Indonesia's terrorism threat after recent attacks

Reactivation of Bali bombings group adds to peril of pro-Islamic State cells

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Armed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, on March 28. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

April 9, 2021 14:10 JST

JAKARTA -- Two attacks and the arrest of nearly 100 suspects in recent weeks show that Islamist terrorism remains a substantial threat in Indonesia -- both from pro-Islamic State cells and a potential revival of an old regional network.