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Police arrested several al Qaeda operatives who said they planned on carrying out a Mumbai-like assault in Jakarta during President Obama’s upcoming visit on Aug. 17. The terrorists were to assault government buildings and hotels; murder government and foreign officials, including President Obama; and declare an Islamic state.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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