A 12-hour standoff with the wife and son of a suspected Islamic militant came to an end Wednesday after the pair detonated explosives that killed them at their home in Indonesia, Reuters reports.
The incident comes as the country struggles with a resurgence of homegrown radicalism inspired by the Islamic State.
Police and bomb squad officers surrounded the house in Sibolga, North Sumatra Tuesday after connecting it to a militant arrested for plotting an attack on a local police headquarters, according to Reuters. As counter-terrorism officials attempted to search the premises, the militant’s wife allegedly threw an explosive device, wounding a police officer and a civilian.
“Police, religious figures and relatives of the suspect were negotiating with the suspects and asked them to surrender but they still stayed inside,” said national police spokesperson Dedi Prasetyo.
Very early Wednesday morning, police heard additional explosions.
“At 1:25 a.m. the wife of the terrorist and the..