Indonesia police shoot machete-wielding man with IS symbol

Police said that three officers including a district police chief were injured and the attacker was shot in the leg to disable him.

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian officials say a man with an Islamic State group symbol was shot after attacking police on the outskirts of Jakarta with a machete.

Police said Friday that three officers including a district police chief were injured and the attacker was shot in the leg to disable him.

The police were monitoring a protest by workers when the attack occurred Friday morning in the satellite city of Tangerang.

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