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View all search resultsPolice hunt Myanmar-plot bomb maker
The National Policeâs Densus 88 counterterrorism unit is hunting for a 23-year old bomb maker, âSIâ, in connection with a plan to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta
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he National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism unit is hunting for a 23-year old bomb maker, 'SI', in connection with a plan to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta.
'He allegedly helped assemble bombs for the attack,' National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Monday in Jakarta.
Boy said that SI, along with two suspects -- Sefa Riano, 28, and Achmad Taufiq, 29 -- made five bombs to attack the embassy in retaliation against persecution of the Rohingya, the Muslim ethnic group in Myanmar.
Sefa and Achmad were apprehended on Thursday on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta with a backpack containing five bombs.
Soon after the arrest, the counterterrorism squad questioned Sefa's wife, Syaripah, and searched his house in Jl. Bangka, South Jakarta where they found chemical substances, batteries and bullets.
Boy played down a rumor saying that the three suspects were linked to major terror cells. 'They have no criminal record. This is the first time they committed a criminal act,' he said. (ebf)
