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Indonesian militant jailed over Philippines arms smuggling

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian court on Tuesday jailed an Islamist militant for ten years for buying a cache of firearms from the Philippines’ biggest Muslim rebel group for attacks on home soil. Suryadi Mas’ud, 45, was found guilty of a range of offences —- including planning a terrorist act and procuring weapons —- by a panel of three judges at the West Jakarta district court. The sentencing has highlighted the strong links […]