Head of Indonesian Counter-Terrorism School Assaulted
By Kenneth Conboy
On 28 November, two unidentified persons riding a Yamaha motorcycle fired a pistol at a van carrying Lausther Cross, an Australian national and the director of the Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). Despite its name, JCLEC is actually a counter-terrorism training school located in Semarang, Central Java. The incident took place at Klaten, near Jogjakarta. Cross's vehicle was heavily reinforced, and neither he nor his driver suffered any injuries.
The motorcycle sped away after the shooting and no arrests have yet been made. Cross reportedly had noticed the motorcyclists for quite a distance before the assault. While it might have all the hallmarks of an assassination attempt by extremists, the Indonesian authorities have still not ruled out purely criminal motives.