Three Suspected Terrorists Arrested In Central Java Turns Out To Be Anshor Daulah's Group

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko/STIMEWA DOC

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 arrested three suspected terrorists in the Central Java region. They are members of the Anshor Daulah or AD group.

"The three of them are members of the Anshor Daulah group in the Central Java region," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, Tuesday, November 5.

The three suspected terrorists had the initials BI, ST and SQ. They were arrested in different locations.

Suspect BI was arrested in Kudus Regency. Meanwhile, ST was secured in Demak Regency, while SQ in Karanganyar Regency.

From the results of the examination, they planned to carry out acts of terror. However, the shape was not conveyed in detail.

It is only mentioned that they are also actively spreading propaganda content on social media.

"The perpetrator is known to have plans to carry out acts of terror, as well as spread narratives of provocation and propaganda on social media to carry out acts of terror," he said.

From these arrests, the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 confiscated a number of evidences, ranging from sharp weapons to radicalism books.

"The evidence that was confiscated included 20 sharp weapons consisting of 9 knives and 11 machetes, 1 bow and seven arrows, 30 books that lead to radicalism or terrorism, 1 tablet, two cellphones and three JAD banners," said Trunoyudo.