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Woman who attacked Jakarta police HQ from a moderate Muslim family
She was exposed to extremist materials on Internet and likely self-radicalised: Experts
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Armed police officers stand guard at the gate of national police headquarters in Jakarta following an attack on Wednesday. The 25-year-old attacker, a female college dropout, was active on social media, and an intelligence and terrorism expert said she was likely a victim of ISIS propaganda as the group manipulated Islam and encouraged followers to attack governments everywhere.
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Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta , Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
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A 25-year-old woman who staged an attack on police headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday hailed from a family that harboured no extremist tendencies.
Experts said the college dropout, the youngest of three children to a blue-collar worker and a mother who works in a government-sponsored community project, was likely self-radicalised.
