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he National Police’s counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, arrested three men alleged to be involved in a local terrorist network in East Java on Saturday.

Densus 88 personnel arrested Kiki Rizky, Paripung Dhani and Muh. Muhidin in three separate locations. Kiki was arrested during a raid at his house in Malang, while Paripung was arrested in Sidoarjo and Muhidin in Surabaya.

Kiki and Muhidin are suspected members of Abu Jandal, a terrorist network affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group, while Paripung is suspected to have been involved with Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT), an organization founded and led by terrorist convict Abu Bakar Ba’asyir.

East Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Frans Barung Mangera alleged Paripung was involved in a plot to bomb a police post in Surabaya in 2014. The police accused him of having had a role in purchasing raw materials for the bomb.

Meanwhile, Kiki allegedly traveled with Indonesian militants to Syria in 2013 without his family’s knowledge, Frans said. Both Kiki and Muhidin are believed to have received military training with the Abu Jandal group. The three are currently being held for questioning at the Police Mobile Brigade’s headquarters in Ampeldento, Malang.