House belonging to Indonesian president was bomb target: Police

A house belonging to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the intended target of two would-be suicide bombers who were killed on Saturday outside Jakarta, the police chief said.

A house belonging to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the intended target of two would-be suicide bombers who were killed on Saturday outside Jakarta, the police chief said.

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National police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said an accomplice of the men had told police they were planning to detonate a small truck packed with explosives at the house later this month.

The men were shot dead by police as they tried to throw pipe-bombs to avoid arrest at their rented house in Bekasi, outside Jakarta, where the truck was found rigged with explosives along with other bomb-making material.

One of Yudhoyono's houses was about a 12-minute drive away, Danuri said.

"Our president was a target," he told reporters.