MIT Terrorists Not Only Slaughtered 4 Residents, But Also Burned 7 Houses

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JAKARTA - Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the National Police's Public Relations Division Brigadier General (Pol) Awi Setiyono said that the East Indonesia Mujahid terrorist group (MIT) not only massacred citizens, but also carried out arson.

Awi said, on Friday, November 27, the Palolo Police, Sigi, Central Sulawesi came to the scene of the case after receiving reports of the massacre of a family. While at the location, the police also found a house that had been burned.

"Arriving at the TKP on Friday, November 27 at around 13.00 WIB, members of the Palolo Police found 4 corpses and 7 houses in a burning condition," Awi told reporters on Saturday.

Awi said, the Sigi Police carried out the TKP at 18.00 to 23.00 WITA. In addition, the police also carried out the evacuation of the bodies and looked for witnesses who knew about this incident.

There were 5 witnesses who were interrogated. They stated that the perpetrators of the massacre and arson were 10 people. Three of them carried rifles and hand-held firearms.

"After being shown the list of wanted people (DPO) for MIT terrorists, the witness believed that the identities of the 3 unidentified people were terrorists from the Ali Kalora group, the leader of MIT," Awi explained.

It was previously known that a family was massacred in the Kebun Mountains, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi by the MIT Group.

According to a witness named Ulin, the massacre took place on Friday, November 27, at around 09.00 WITA. Then, this report reached the police at 13.00 WITA.

There were four people who died as a result of this massacre of one family. The four victims of the massacre were Yasa, Pinu, Naka, and Pedi. The four people were Ulin's family who were witnesses to the reporting.

According to the report, the MTI group came to Ulin's house in the Kebun Mountains at around 09.00 WITA. They took the Ulin family hostage who managed to escape. Yasa, Ulin's father and Pinu, Ulin's husband died by being beheaded.

Then, the cause of the deaths of Naka and Pedi is unknown. Meanwhile, Yasa's wife Nei was also injured but still alive.

"They have nothing to do with it. So, they sometimes like to act randomly. They are called terrorists, so they carry out acts of terror to frighten the public," said Head of Public Relations of the Central Sulawesi Regional Police, Kombes Didik Suparnoto.