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Indonesia arrests four more terrorist suspects

The Counter-terrorism Squad, Densus 88, of Indonesia’s National Police arrested four more suspected terrorists in Banten and West Java provinces on August 15.
Indonesia arrests four more terrorist suspects ảnh 1Chief of the Public Information Section of the Public Relations Division at the Indonesia's National Police Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan (Source: Antara)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Counter-terrorism Squad, Densus 88, of Indonesia’s National Police arrested four more suspected terrorists inBanten and West Java provinces on August 15.

Indonesian Antara News Agency quoted Chief of the PublicInformation Section of the Public Relations Division at the National PoliceSenior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan as saying that one terrorist suspect wasarrested in Banten and three others in West Java.

With the latest arrest, Densus 88has arrested a total of 41 terrorist suspects in 10 provinces since August 12,he said.

On August 14, Densus 88 arrested 37 terrorist suspects, 35of whom are members of Jamaah Islamiah (JI) network, he said.

JI is said to be responsible for a string of attacks, including a bombingin Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people and injured 200 others./.

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