Police 'Owl' Troops Capture 13 Suspected Terrorists In Riau, Makassar Network?

Head of the Public Information Section (Kabagpenum) of the National Police Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-Terror Special Detachment (Densus) 88 team arrested as many as 13 suspected terrorists in the Riau region.

The news of the arrest was confirmed by the Head of the Public Information Section (Kabagpenum) of the National Police's Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan when confirmed, Monday, June 14.

"It's true (red arrests), the number of 13 suspected terrorists in the Riau Province area," Ramadhan said as quoted by Antara, Jakarta, Monday, June 14.

Ramadhan has not yet explained whether the arrests of 13 suspected terrorists in Riau are related to the arrests of suspected terrorists in Makassar, Merauke and Balikpapan.

According to Ramadhan, his party is still waiting for an official statement from the unit bearing the owl symbol. In addition, the location for the arrest of 13 suspected terrorists in Riau Province is not yet known, whether they are concentrated in the Pekanbaru area or in a number of areas.

"I haven't received any information from Densus yet, more information will be given later," said Iqbal.

Meanwhile, a number of media reported the arrest of a man with the initials MZA on Jalan Muslimin, Marpoyan Damai District, Pekanbaru City, Riau.

Terrorist prevention and control operations have been running in Riau for a long time, last August 2020, five suspected terrorists were arrested in the Kampar area, Riau. Even in November 2019, Densus 88 revealed a terrorist training site in Kampar