Arrest Of 2 Suspected Terrorists In East Bakasi, Police: Pope Francis' Security Section

Illustration of Densus 88 Anti-terror capturing terrorists (ANTARA)

The National Police stated that the arrest of two suspected terrorists in the East Bekasi area was a form of securing Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia. It is known that the arrests of the two suspected terrorists took place on Tuesday, September 3. "Yes, it is part of our activities to be able to secure all matters related to Pope Francis' visit that can run safely," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Shandi Nugroho to reporters, Wednesday, September 4. However, Shandi was reluctant to reveal further about the series of arrests of the two terrorists. Densus 88 Anti-terror Police have taken action to arrest two suspected terrorists in the East Bekasi area. "It is true that there were (the arrests of two suspected terrorists)," said Densus 88 Anti-terror Spokesperson for the National Police, Kombes Aswin Siregar. However, it was not detailed about the identities of the two suspected terrorists who were arrested. Including, regarding the network.

Not only that, Densus 88 Anti-terror previously also arrested a terrorism suspect with the initials YLK in 84ato Village, Telaga District, Gorontalo. From the examination, YLK joined the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) group. In fact, he had planned a terrorist act against the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2014.