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Police arrest terrorists linked to Thamrin attack

The National Police's anti terrorism unit Densus 88 arrested a man in connection with last month's Thamrin terrorist attack, in South Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday. The arrest was part of a series of raids following the arrest of six suspected terrorists in East Java over the weekend.

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Mon, March 21, 2016 Published on Feb. 22, 2016 Published on 2016-02-22T15:27:03+07:00

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Members of the National Police's anti terrorism unit Densus 88 escort two out of six alleged terrorists as they are going to be transferred at East Java Mobile Brigade headquarters in Ampeldento in Malang, East Java on Sunday. Densus 88 officers arrested six people on Friday allegedly linked to the terrorists attack in Jl. MH Thamrin  in January that killed four civilians and injured more than 25 people. Members of the National Police's anti terrorism unit Densus 88 escort two out of six alleged terrorists as they are going to be transferred at East Java Mobile Brigade headquarters in Ampeldento in Malang, East Java on Sunday. Densus 88 officers arrested six people on Friday allegedly linked to the terrorists attack in Jl. MH Thamrin in January that killed four civilians and injured more than 25 people. (Antara/Ari Bowo Sucipto)

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he National Police's counterterrorism unit Densus 88 arrested a man with suspected links to last month's Thamrin terrorist attack, in South Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday. The arrest was part of a series of raids following the arrest of six terrorist suspects in East Java over the weekend.

Densus 88 officers and Jakarta Police's bomb squad Gegana arrested the alleged terrorist,  DAP, 38, in Cisauk, South Tangerang, on Sunday afternoon.

The officers raided DAP's house following the arrest of six terrorists in Malang, East Java, on Friday evening.

Officers raided the house while the suspect's family and his neighbors at the Suradita housing complex watched on, South Tangerang police chief Adj.Sr.Cmr. Ayi Supardan said on Sunday as reported by Antara.

The raid was based on information that DAP had returned to his house three months before the terrorist attack in Jl. MH Thamrin in January, which left four of the terrorists and four civilians dead, and more than 25 were injured.

DAP is also suspected of having links with those responsible for another terror attack at Jakarta's JW Marriot Hotel in 2009 that killed nine people and injured at least 50.

As part of the raid, police confiscated a mobile phone, laptop, a bow, 20 arrows, two compact discs containing a military training documentary and an air rifle.

Meanwhile, Densus 88 officers securely transfered the six suspected terrorists arrested in Malang along with evidence confiscated in the raid to the Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Kelapa Dua  on Sunday and Monday.

The six alleged terrorists are Abu Gar aka Badrodin, Ridho, Romli, Rudi aka Cimot, Handoko and Aidin Suryana aka Aji aka Abu Zilan.

The suspected terrorists were arrested in various areas such as the Griya Permata Alam housing complex and Green Hills Residence in Ngijo village in Dau subdistrict, Malang.

They were suspected of each having a different role in the group, Malang Police chief Adj.Sr. Cmr. Yudo Nugroho said as reported by Antara news agency.

For example Aidn was suspected to have acted as the fundraiser for the terrorist group by stealing vehicles and then selling them,  he added.

From the raids, conducted from Friday evening to Saturday, officers confiscated several motorcycles, explosive material and books on Jihad and radicalism, which were also taken to Jakarta.

Deported Indonesians

Meanwhile, National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said on Monday that the four Indonesians deported by Singapore were the students of convicted terrorist Aman Abdurrahman.

"These four men are from the Batam orphans foundation. They are followers of Aman Abdurrahman," he said as quoted by kompas.com.

Aman is serving time in the high-security Nusakambangan prison island in Cilacap, Central Java, after being sentenced to nine years imprisonement for being involved in military training in Aceh.

Aman's name came into the spotlight after he was suspected of being the mastermind behind the Thamrin attack. Bahrun Naim is believed to be one of Aman's followers.

The four from Bekasi, West Java, and Purbalingga, Central Java, one of whom is a 15 year old boy, were deported by Singaporean authorities on Sunday after they admitted they were trying to reach Syria via Singapore during an interogation.

National Police spokesman Insp.Gen Anton Charliyan said there were strong indications that they were supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group.

Police are now investigating what the purpose of their attempt to go to Syria was. (rin)

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