"The anti-terror police squad Densus 88 has arrested a suspected terrorist linked to members of terrorist groups who were arrested in several cities earlier. The 39-year-old suspected terrorist, identified by his initials as DA, is a private employee," Head of the Public Information Bureau at the National Police Headquarters, Brigadier General Agus Rianto, said here on Monday.
Densus 88 believed that DA is linked to a terrorist group in the East Java city of Malang.
One of the terrorist groups is Abu Gar group, he said.
"Members of the group were involved in a bomb attack in Cimanggis in 2005. Since then, we have developed our investigation," he said.
The anti-terror squad is tracking down pieces of evidence and investigating the role of DA and connection to the other suspected terrorists who were arrested earlier.
On Sunday, six suspected terrorists were shifted to the Kelapa Dua Mobile Brigade Command Station in Jakarta from the Mobile Brigade Command Station of Detachment B of the East Java Provincial Police at Ampeldento, Malang district.
The suspected terrorists have been identified as Abu Gar alias Badrodin, Ridho, Romli, Rudi alias Cimot and Handoko. Another suspected terrorist, identified as Aidin Suryana alias Aji alias Abu Zilan, was arrested later.
Chief of the Malang district police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Yudo Nugroho, confirmed that Densus 88 arrested another suspected terrorist, bringing to six the number of suspected terrorists brought to Jakarta.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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