Islamists plot to attack Indonesian parliament

AFP reported that two different terror groups planned to attack the country's parliament in Jakarta and plotted bomb and gunfire attacks on police in the central Java city of Solo.        

Bayu Setiono, who was arrested last week in Solo that left two terrorist suspects and an anti-terror officer dead, said his group plotted more attacks.              

"Our plan is to break up Solo like what happened in Ambon and Poso. We want to uphold Islamic Sharia and create a Muslim caliphate in Indonesia," he said, referring to violence between Muslims and Christians, killing thousands in early 2000.           

Another terror suspect said he surveyed the parliament building three times before he was arrested by police in July.                       

Indonesia suffered a series of deadly attacks over the last decade by terror networks.

There has not been a major incident since 2009 but experts believe small cells are still ready to attack. Police on Thursday launched a manhunt after finding explosive materials at a house in Jakarta.