Indonesian police say 10 terror suspects arrested in Southern Sumatra this week were involved in a plot to bomb a cafe visited by tourists, including Australians.

Our correspondent in Jakarta, Geoff Thompson, reports the Bedudel Cafe is the most popular cafe for foreign tourists visiting Bukitinggi in West Sumatra.

Australian tourists are among the most common visitors to the cafe.

Late yesterday, Indonesia's national police spokesman, Abubakar Nataprawira, said that three of the 10 terror suspects arrested with ready-made bombs this week had planned to bomb Bedudel Cafe.

The bomb plot was reportedly to be executed this month last year, but was abandoned because of fears too many Indonesians would die.

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