Indonesia police say Jakarta attackers had planned to attack other cities

Anti-terror police walk as one carries a box with items retrieved from the house of a suspected militant involved in Thursday's attack in Jakarta, in Sampit, Indonesia Central Kalimantan province, January 16, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Norjani/Antara Foto

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The five Islamic State militants behind Thursday's gun and bomb assault on Jakarta had planned to launch attacks on other Indonesian cities with the help of at least 12 others, police said on Saturday. The five were killed in the Jakarta attacks and police have arrested 12 others connected to the assault. "There were general plans targeting certain places like police and government offices, foreigners or those cooperating with foreign entities," police spokesman Anton Charliyan told reporters. (Reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Gareth Jones)