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Suspected terrorist shot dead in Kediri

A team from the National Police’s 88 Special Detachment shot dead a suspected terrorist in the East Java town of Kediri and local police are attempting to improve security in the shooting area

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Fri, January 16, 2015

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team from the National Police'€™s 88 Special Detachment shot dead a suspected terrorist in the East Java town of Kediri and local police are attempting to improve security in the shooting area.

The suspected terrorist, believed to be member of the Santoso-led terrorist group in Poso, Central Sulawesi, was shot dead during a raid on a house in Krenceng Village, Kepung District early on Friday.

Kediri Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bambang W. Bain said here on Friday that his office has been instructed to improve security in the town, especially in the area where the suspected terrorist was shot.

The body of the suspected terrorist, whose identity has yet to be publicly released, was brought to the Bhayangkara General Hospital before being handed over to his family.

Bambang said the suspected terrorist was included in the list of the most-wanted in Poso. He added that the deceased and Santoso had been held responsible for the recent shooting of the Bima Police chief and chief detective in West Nusa Tenggara.

During the raid the police team and the suspected terrorist engaged in a gunfight, Antara News Agency reported.(***)

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