The Jihad cause seems to erupt whenever there is good news about democracy in Muslim-majority countries.
For instance, in Indonesia's two New Guinea provinces, Papua and Irian Jaya Barat, the first direct elections for their provincial governors -- by law reserved for ethnic Papuans -- attracted the participation of more than 80 percent of entitled voters in both provinces as citizens appear willing to give Special Autonomy status an opportunity for implementation. The inauguration of both governors was followed by the military wing of the separatist Free West Papua movement (OPM) announcing that it is ending its 40 year "armed struggle" and will campaign for Papua's independence, through "non-violent action".
However, three non-Papuan Indonesians have been arrested for suspected terror activities after entering a secure site inside the US mining company Freeport-McMoRan's gold-copper mining complex in Papua province. The three were arrested Thursday after they entered a "protected area" inside the mine without having proper security clearance, said national deputy police spokesman Bambang Kuncoko.
A senior officer with Indonesia's anti-terror unit Detachment 88 said two of the three were Freeport employees, including one in charge of handling explosives. The third is an Islamic teacher, the officer said. The teacher had at least once entered the complex using a visitor's ID pass made by one of the other two, the officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said anti-terror detectives also seized several documents including bomb-making instructions, a map of Freeport mining area and videos of anti-Western propaganda.
For instance, in Indonesia's two New Guinea provinces, Papua and Irian Jaya Barat, the first direct elections for their provincial governors -- by law reserved for ethnic Papuans -- attracted the participation of more than 80 percent of entitled voters in both provinces as citizens appear willing to give Special Autonomy status an opportunity for implementation. The inauguration of both governors was followed by the military wing of the separatist Free West Papua movement (OPM) announcing that it is ending its 40 year "armed struggle" and will campaign for Papua's independence, through "non-violent action".
However, three non-Papuan Indonesians have been arrested for suspected terror activities after entering a secure site inside the US mining company Freeport-McMoRan's gold-copper mining complex in Papua province. The three were arrested Thursday after they entered a "protected area" inside the mine without having proper security clearance, said national deputy police spokesman Bambang Kuncoko.
A senior officer with Indonesia's anti-terror unit Detachment 88 said two of the three were Freeport employees, including one in charge of handling explosives. The third is an Islamic teacher, the officer said. The teacher had at least once entered the complex using a visitor's ID pass made by one of the other two, the officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said anti-terror detectives also seized several documents including bomb-making instructions, a map of Freeport mining area and videos of anti-Western propaganda.
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