Densus 88 Arrests 2 Suspected Terrorists At Tanjung Balai North Sumatra

MEDAN - Densus (Special Detachment) 88 Anti-terror arrested suspected terrorists in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra. Two suspected terrorists were arrested.

"I can confirm that there are two suspected terrorists (arrested) in the jurisdiction of the North Sumatra Regional Police", said Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Regional Police, Kombes Hadi Wahyudi, Friday, March 19.

However, Hadi did not specify the details of the arrests of the two suspected terrorists. There has been no information from the police regarding the arrested terrorist network.

"Currently the Densus 88 Team is developing. Later Densus will provide further information", said Hadi.

Terrorist Suspects in East Java Brought to Jakarta

Previously, as many as 22 terrorist suspects arrested in East Java were taken to the Cikeas Detention Center, Bogor from Surabaya.

They were dispatched to Juanda Airport using two buses from the East Java Regional Police, Thursday, March 18. With a tight escort from the Densus 88 Police Headquarters personnel, who are fully armed.

A total of 22 suspected terrorists were arrested in several areas in East Java. Namely in Sidoarjo Regency, Surabaya City, Mojokerto, Malang and Bojonegoro. They are, FA, FU, NA, SS, AY, TS, YA, RZ, BR, YP, EP, YT, AI, AS, RA, ZA, ME, IE, HS, AR, BS, and HAB.

From their hands, Densus 88 also confiscated a number of books, including the title 'Tarbiyah Jihadiyah' by Assyaikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam, 'Mimpi Suci di Balik Jeruji Besi' by Ali Ghufron, 'Sekuntum Rosela Pelipur Lara' by Imam Samudra and the book' Wasiat Syuhada 'WTC' by Abul Abbas Az-zahrani.

Apart from books, Densus 88 also confiscated several other pieces of evidence, such as dozens of sharp weapons, dozens of charity boxes, as much as IDR 197 million in cash, and several other pieces of evidence.