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Police capture 2 more Tanjung Gusta Prison terrorist escapees
The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested two terrorist fugitives who fled Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday
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strong>TheNational Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested two terroristfugitives who fled Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary in Medan, North Sumatra, onTuesday.
'The squad along with the Riau police, made the arrests of the two fugitives, Abdul Gani Siregar, 28, and Nibras alias Arab, 22, at 3 p.m. in Tasik Serai village, Bengkalis regency, Riau province,' National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Ronny F Sompie said in Jakarta as quoted by Kompas.com on Wednesday.
According to Ronny, the police discovered their whereabouts during an investigation of Agus Sunyoto and Ridwan alias Ismail. Agus is one of nine Tanjung Gusta terrorist escapees, of which eight had been recaptured. Meanwhile, Ridwan was a suspect in a case implicating Gani and Nibras. Ronny added that both Agus and Ridwan were detained in Jakarta.
He also said that the police were transferring Gani and Nibras to the Riau police.
The counterterrorism squad is still pursuing one terrorist escapee, Fadli Sadama. Fadli is believed to be extremely dangerous and is known for his broad networks with extremist groups in Malaysia and Thailand.
On July 11, a riot broke out at Tanjung Gusta when convicts protested the electricity and water stoppages. Some 212 inmates escaped when fire raged out of control at the prison, which at the time housed 2,599 inmates, far exceeding its capacity of 1,054. The 212 escapees included the nine terrorist convicts, of which eight have been recaptured.
According to the latest data from the North Sumatra Law and Human Rights Ministry office, 114 out of the 212 escapees have been detained by the police. (hrl)
