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15 apprehended over Kalimantan church attack
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Arrest: Police officers inspect the site of a Molotov cocktail attack in front of the Oikumene Church in Sengkotek subdistrict, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Sunday. Police say 15 people have been arrested over the attack. (dok/Polda Kaltim)
Police have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack at Oikumene Church in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said police were still investigating possible links between the 15 people and the alleged perpetrator, identified as Juhanda, 32.
“We suspect they are connected and have communication links with the perpetrator, Juhanda,” Boy said on Monday, as reported by kompas.com.
He added, however, that no evidence had been found yet showing that the 15 people were part of the group conducting the attack.
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The status of the 15 people was still that of witnesses in the case, Boy said.
He explained police still had seven days, according to the Terrorism Law, to question them before either naming them suspects or releasing them.
In 2012, Juhanda was jailed for three-and-a-half years for a bomb attack plot in South Tangerang, Banten.
Police alleged he spent three days making Molotov cocktails in his home in Samarinda before throwing them at the church.
Four children suffered serious burns in the attack. One of them, a three-year old girl, died on Monday at the hospital. (jun)
