Indonesia Independence Day bomb attack plot thwarted as suspected militant arrested

A suspected militant arrested in Indonesia last week was plotting Independence Day bomb attacks, police said, adding that he is also believed to be part of a Philippine network that has ties to Islamic State in Afghanistan.Officers from Densus 88, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit, arrested the suspect in West Sumatra last Thursday, said national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo at a news conference.The suspect, identified as Novendri, was a member of Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an Isis-inspired…