he National Police's counterterrorism squad Densus 88 arrested on Wednesday a suspected terrorist in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, who was allegedly a part of a terrorist network based in the Central Java city of Surakarta.
“The suspect is part of a Surakarta-based terrorist network, whose members were arrested in November last year,” Pakayumbuh Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Kuswoto said on Wednesday as quoted by Antara.
Kuswoto said the suspect, identified as H, or JT, had been arrested when he was working at a workshop. From the suspect’s rented house, the police also seized several pieces of evidence, including a GPS device, a mobile phone and a bank account.
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Kuswoto said the role of the suspect was to purchase explosive material to create security disruptions in the region. The police said the suspect was financially supported by a terrorist network controlled by Abi Zaid, who was arrested late last year.
Also on Wednesday, Densus 88 shot dead three people during a raid on a rented house in South Tangerang, Banten. The three people are thought to have been preparing a suicide bomb attack in the region, located on the outskirts of Jakarta. Another suspect has also been arrested. (fac/hwa)
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