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View all search resultsDensus 88 nabs two alleged terrorists in Yogyakarta
The National Police say the Densus 88 counterterrorism unit has arrested two men allegedly linked to a terrorist network in Yogyakarta
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The National Police say the Densus 88 counterterrorism unit has arrested two men allegedly linked to a terrorist network in Yogyakarta.
'One of them is on the police's most-wanted list. They were nabbed in the parking area of Garuda Inn on Jl. Malioboro, Yogyakarta, on Friday evening,' National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Ronny F Sompie said on Saturday night as quoted by Kontan.co.id on Sunday.
The two men have been identified as Muhammad Saiful Sabani, alias Ipul, 26, a resident of Bumirejo in Kebumen, Central Java, and Bayu Dwi Ardianto, alias Bayu, 21, a resident of Seyegan in Sleman, Yogyakarta.
'Bayu was arrested because he was at the location with Ipul when the unit conducted the raid. They are currently in police custody for questioning,' Ronny said.
On July 22, Densus 88 shot dead two alleged terrorists and arrested two others in Tulung Agung regency, East Java. They were allegedly the accomplices of most-wanted fugitive terrorist Santoso.
The two arrestees, who are members of the second-largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah, were later released.
Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said that the antiterror squad had made a wrongful arrest, claiming that neither of the two men arrested had ties with the two terror suspects shot by Densus 88 or any other terror groups. (hrl)
