Unconventional Weapons Plot in Indonesia: Motivation for Agents Selection and Potential Impact of Alarmist Police Statements
Police disposing remnants of a supposed chlorine bomb in Jakarta in 2015. Credit: Antara Photo/Prasetyo Utomo Introduction In August 2017, Indonesian authorities uncovered a plot to use chemical and radioactive explosive devices by a pro-IS cell in Bandung, Indonesia. This is the second known attempt by terrorists in three years using unconventional weapons. In 2015, …