Last week, authorities arrested multiple suspected Islamic terrorists involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Pope Francis during his recent visit to Indonesia.
Indonesia's anti-terrorism police, Detachment-88, said in a statement that the seven suspects were arrested early in the week in various cities throughout the country, The Straits Times reported.
The full names of the suspects were not released, but police said their initials were HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER, and RS.
The Daily Wire has more:
A source told the publication that a search of one of the suspect's homes turned up “bows and arrows, a drone, and ISIS leaflets.”
The source added that some of the suspects had pledged allegiance to ISIS and that at least one of the terrorists belonged to an ISIS cell that carried out an attack on the country's then-chief security minister in 2019.
The terrorists were planning to kill the Pope because of his visit to Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque and “the government's appeal to television stations to refrain from the usual broadcasting of azan (Islamic call to prayer) while a live broadcast of Pope Francis' visit was in session.”
While speaking at the presidential palace in Jakarta, the Pope called out terrorists who act in the name of their faith.
“There are times when faith can be manipulated to foment divisions and increase hatred,” he said. “Prejudices can be eliminated, and a climate of mutual respect and trust can grow.”
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