Indonesia nabs alleged terrorist near airport before president's arrival

JAKARTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The anti-terror squad of Indonesian police arrested an alleged terrorist near an airport in West Java province on Monday, hours before the arrival of President Joko Widodo in the airport, police said.

The man with initial IM was captured near the Cakrabhuwana airport in Cirebon district at 2:30 p.m. local time, chief of provincial police Inspector General Agung Budi Marwoto said.

President Widodo is scheduled to arrive at the airport on Monday afternoon for a working visit to the district, according to the presidential office.

The police chief said that police seized weapons and other equipment to be used for terrorist acts.