Police: Indonesia’s security minister wounded in stabbing
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A knife-wielding man wounded Indonesia’s security minister, a local police chief and another person in a western province on Thursday. Police said the attacker may have been influenced by a radical Islamic group.
National police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said security minister Wiranto, who goes by one name, was wounded in the abdomen in the stabbing attack in Banten province.
He was airlifted to the capital, Jakarta, where he was in stable condition, officials said.
The attacker, who was restrained by Wiranto’s aides, and a female companion were arrested, police said.