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Counterterrorism unit arrests 3 Riau University alumni after raid
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Riau University (Courtesy of/unri.ac.id)
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he National Police’s counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, arrested three Riau University alumni for an alleged terror attack plot during a raid at the campus’ Gelanggang Mahasiswa FISIP building in Pekanbaru on Saturday.
The alumni were identified as Z from the Tourism Department who enrolled at the campus in 2005, D from the Communications Science Department (2002) and K from the Public Administration Department (2004).
“We’ve defused four explosive devices, which were allegedly constructed by Z,” said Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Nandang.
“The Densus 88 team also confiscated explosive powder, an air rifle and two bows along with eight arrows,” he added.
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The state university’s rector, Aras Mulyadi, said the three had been staying at the Gelanggang Mahasiswa FISIP building’s secretariat for a month.
“As far as we are concerned, nothing suspicious happened there, especially activities pertaining to terrorism,” he said at a press conference as quoted by kompas.com.
Gelanggang Mahasiswa are central student facilities that are available at every large university in Indonesia. The facilities are home to theaters, martial arts studios and student newspapers. Many alumni, who were "student activists", often still hang out at the facility years after they had graduated. (vla)
