On the West Sumatra trail
Kafe Bedubel, a well-worn rest seat along the backpacker trail, was reportedly spared in 2007 only because of the would-be terrorists' last-minute nerves that too many Indonesian Muslims-- presumably the bar staff-- would be killed in the explosion. Nine suspects were caught in Palembang, South Sumatra, in July last year. Days earlier in the province, p…
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