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Two terrorist groups suspected of involvement in Thamrin blasts: Police chief
On alert: National Police chief Gen
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On alert: National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti leaves Soekanto Police Hospital in Kramat Jaya, East Jakarta, on Tuesday after he examined the bodies of the perpetrators of the Jl. MH Thamrin terrorist attack on Friday. Badrodin said two main terrorist networks, identified only as the Bekasi and Cirebon groups, were suspected of having been involved in the terror attack on Jan.14. (Kompas.com/Robertus Belarminus) (Kompas.com/Robertus Belarminus)
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span class="inline inline-center">On alert: National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti leaves Soekanto Police Hospital in Kramat Jaya, East Jakarta, on Tuesday after he examined the bodies of the perpetrators of the Jl. MH Thamrin terrorist attack on Friday. Badrodin said two main terrorist networks, identified only as the Bekasi and Cirebon groups, were suspected of having been involved in the terror attack on Jan.14. (Kompas.com/Robertus Belarminus)
National Police chief Gen.Badrodin Haiti has said two terrorist networks, identified only as Bekasi and Cirebon groups, are suspected of involvement in Thursday's terror attack near the Sarinah shopping center on Jl.MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta.
'The Bekasi and Cirebon groups have strong communication,' said Badrodin as quoted by kompas.com while visiting victims of the attack at Abdi Waluyo Hospital in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Badrodin further said that the police had named 17 people suspects in the terror attack that left eight people dead, including four civilians, and injured more than 20 others. Twelve out of the 17 suspected terrorists have been arrested while five others are still serving sentences at the Tangerang prison. If the suspected terrorists serving time were found guilty of involvement in Thursday's attack, they would serve additional time, he went on to say.
Badrodin said there was strong indication that the Bekasi and Cirebon terror groups collaborated in the attack despite being led by different leaders. He said the police were pursuing the organizer of the attack.
Earlier, National Police spokesperson Insp.Gen. Anton Charliyan said eight out of 13 people arrested by the police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad in several locations were suspected of involvement in the terror attack. (ebf)
