Seven suspects have been remanded in custody over a suspected terror plot to kill Pope Francis.

Indonesian police arrested the suspects on September 2nd and 3rd after being tipped off by concerned locals.

The group is believed to be ISIS-inspired. The attack was due to take place during the Pope's visit to Indonesia, where he started a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific.

According to The Straits Times, Indonesian police raided one of the alleged ISIS militant's houses and found bows and arrows, a drone and ISIS leaflets.

The reason for the planned attack is said to be because the Pope visited a Jakarta mosque.

Indonesia TV stations were also reportedly asked not to broadcast the usual Islamic call to prayer while televising the Pope's visit, which angered the alleged terrorists.

No names of the suspects have been released, and for now, they are only known as HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER and RS.

The police do not yet know if they are linked to each other.

A spokesman for Indonesia's National Counter Terrorism Squad "Densus 88" - or Detachment 88 - said threats were posted on social media.

Colonel Aswin Siregar explained that investigations are still ongoing and said: "We have a mechanism to monitor and filter.

"We had tip-off information from members of the public.

"Densus 88 has taken legal action against seven individuals ... who made threats in the form of propaganda or terror threats via social media in response to the Pope's arrival.

"There was also a threat to set fire to the locations."

The visit to Indonesia begins Pope Francis' longest overseas journey ever, and afterwards, he plans to visit Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.

The Catholic World Leader is now 87 and requires a wheelchair after suffering several health issues over the last few years.

Just last week he spoke in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, warning against religious extremism and calling for unity against religious violence.

He said: "There are times when faith can be manipulated to foment divisions and increase hatred.

He went on to state that extremism distorts people's beliefs through "deception and violence"

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world and has struggled with the threat of terrorism for decades.