Four men armed with samurai swords attacked a police station in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, resulting in the deaths of two police officers. The assailants rammed a car into the police headquarters before launching the assault. Authorities reported that the attackers were shot dead, and one was arrested.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack via its news outlet. Indonesian police attribute the incident to a local IS-inspired group, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), which has been linked to a series of recent attacks in the country.
This attack follows a wave of violence, including suicide bombings by families in Surabaya that killed 18 people at churches and a family of five targeting a police station, where an eight-year-old girl survived. In West Java, police killed four suspected JAD members and arrested two others.
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, had been praised for its anti-terrorism efforts since the 2002 Bali bombings. However, it now faces a new threat from returning IS fighters from Syria.
