The National Police has begun conducting DNA tests on seven terror suspects killed in a series of raids last week across Java.

National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Sunday that the police were expected to perform the tests after obtaining DNA samples from the suspects' families in order to confirm their identities.

"The remains have not been identified. We have not obtained DNA samples from their families for comparison," Boy said, as quoted by kompas.com.

Boy estimated that the police's forensic team would complete the tests within a week.

The police's Densus 88 counterterrorism unit gunned down seven terror suspects and arrested 13 others in a series of night operations on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Densus squad killed Budi alias Angga, Junet alias Encek and Sarame after an eight hour gunfight in Bandung, West Java.

Four other suspects -- Bastari, Toni, Bayu alias Ucup and Abu Roban -- were shot dead in two separate operations in Kebumen and Batang of Central Java.

All 20 suspects were linked to the Abu Omar and Autad Rawa groups who conducted bank robberies in order to finance terror acts in conflict-prone Poso, Central Sulawesi.

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