Jakarta plot to hit embassy revealed

A suspected Indonesian extremist plotted with other Islamic militants on Facebook to bomb the Burmese embassy to avenge the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, a court heard.

Separiano, 29, could face the death penalty over the plan to attack the mission in Jakarta in May.

The suspect was arrested the night before the planned attack as he rode a motorbike with another man allegedly involved. Police said they found five pipe bombs in a backpack they were carrying. Several men were arrested over the plot and Separiano is the first to go on trial.

The prosecutor said Separiano, who studied bomb-making on the internet, met other plotters on Facebook. The alleged mastermind is Sigit Indrajid, who leads the militant Negara Islam Indonesia group.

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Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/11/07/jakarta-plot-to-hit-embassy-revealed/