TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu urged the Indonesian people to remain alert about the threat that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) poses to the country.

The ministers statement came following an incident in which a man armed with knives and pipe bombs injured three policemen in the Cikokol area of Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday.

"It is not only for the members of the military and police to remain vigilant but also for all the people of Indonesia," Ryamizard Ryacudu stated on Thursday.

He affirmed that the ISIS was a common enemy and, therefore, all Indonesians should collectively safeguard the nation this threat.

The minister urged the people to participate in the state defense program as part of the efforts to be ever prepared for securing the country.

"If you participate in the state defense program, you will learn ways in which you can safeguard the country," the minister remarked.

Earlier, a 22-year-old man, identified as SA, attacked policemen with a knife and homemade bombs at Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, Tangerang.

The three policemen, who were injured in the incident, were identified as Tangerang Police chief Comr. Efendi, First. Insp. Bambang Haryadi and traffic police Brig. Sukardi.

Local police fired shots at the attacker, with three bullets hitting his legs. He was taken to the Kramat Jati Hospital in East Jakarta.

Police seized a knife, a dagger, two suspected pipe bombs, a black backpack, a white turban and a sticker that was stuck to a traffic police post at the scene.

ANTARA