JAKARTA

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said police foiled a terror plot against him as he visited West Java province, state media reported.

“I received a report from security last night that certain elements with bad intentions were lurking in the Ciwidey area to do something against me,” Yudhoyono was quoted as saying on Saturday by the Antara state news agency.

Yudhoyono, popularly known by his initials SBY, added that terrorists would never win in Indonesia and they only “victimise innocent people,” Antara reported, giving no further details of the alleged plot during the president’s visit on Friday.

Two terror suspects were arrested in a police raid in West Java on Saturday, according to local media.