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Densus 88 arrested two allegedly linked to terror plot in Surakarta
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Hard evidence – Police officers uncover dozens of bottles containing chemical liquid, a rice cooker, a laptop and several documents during their search at the house of suspected terrorist Kafid Fathoni, 23, in Kampung Keputren, Kartasura, Sukoharjo, Central Java, on Dec. 12. National Police's counterterrorism squad Densus 88 arrested two residents allegedly linked to a terrorist network in Surakarta, Central Java, on Sunday. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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ational Police's counterterrorism squad Densus 88 arrested two residents allegedly linked to a terrorist network in Surakarta, Central Java, on Sunday.
According to the police, residents Tri Setiyo, 29, and Yasir were part of terrorist cell allegedly led by Nur Solihin. Nur Solihin was apprehended a week ago in East Jakarta following the finding of a homemade explosive in a rice cooker in Bekasi.
A local witness, Iwan Heru, said Tri Setiyo was taken by a group of officers in plain clothes who claimed they were members of Densus 88 at 11 a.m..
Meanwhile, Yasir was arrested at Nur Rohmah mosque nearby his house.
"He [Yasir] was about to perform a prayer when the officers took him," said Ayub, one of Yasir's relatives.
Following the arrests, police personnel came in the afternoon to conduct searches on both Tri Setiyo's and Yasir's houses.
Police confiscated five liters of liquid chemical contained in two jerrycans, pipes, used cell phones and 10 kilograms of nails.
"We also found several used rice cookers, books on jihad and other documents," Surakarta police detectives chief Comr. Agus Puryadi said. (dmr)
