(CNA-Singapore) A man wielding a knife attacked Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto on Thursday on the island of Java, injuring the minister and three others. Two suspects, a man and a woman, were arrested. They belong to the Islamic State-linked Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) terror network, said State Intelligence Agency chief Budi Gunawan. JAD is among dozens of radical groups that have pledged loyalty to the Islamic State in Indonesia. An eyewitness said, "A man...stabbed Wiranto. The woman also tried to stab him. He was arrested and the woman fought the police." Last year, JAD staged a wave of suicide bombings by families - including young children - at churches in Surabaya, killing a dozen congregants. In May, police said Wiranto and three other top officials were targeted in a failed assassination plot.
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