Bandung: On Wednesday, a suspected militant, angered by Indonesia’s new criminal code, killed one person and wounded at least 10 in a suicide bomb attack at a police station in Bandung. The authorities said that the suicide bomber was believed to be affiliated with the Daesh-inspired group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD). Indonesian police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a news conference that the suspect had previously been jailed on terrorism charges.

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