JAKARTA. The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has warned of the growing efforts by radical movements to spread their views through social media. The agency’s deputy director for terrorism prevention, protection and deradicalization Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Kadir said the number of radical sites amounted to around 15.000. “One of the radical groups whose existence has become more alarming is the Islamic State (IS). As a new global terrorist power, the IS is striving to recruit young people as its members,” said Rahman. Several recent terrorism cases showed that the terror perpetrators were aged between 20 and 30 years, he added. Rahman said recent terrorist incidents included those in Paris, Brussels, Lahore and the bomb and gun attack on Jl.Thamrin, Central Jakarta, in January.
15.000 radical sites created to recruit followers
JAKARTA. The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has warned of the growing efforts by radical movements to spread their views through social media. The agency’s deputy director for terrorism prevention, protection and deradicalization Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Kadir said the number of radical sites amounted to around 15.000. “One of the radical groups whose existence has become more alarming is the Islamic State (IS). As a new global terrorist power, the IS is striving to recruit young people as its members,” said Rahman. Several recent terrorism cases showed that the terror perpetrators were aged between 20 and 30 years, he added. Rahman said recent terrorist incidents included those in Paris, Brussels, Lahore and the bomb and gun attack on Jl.Thamrin, Central Jakarta, in January.