"The three belong to the JAD network affiliated to the ISIS group."Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA) - The National Police's anti-terror squad, Densus 88, has arrested three suspected terrorists in Sibolga, North Sumatra Province, National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian stated.
"The three belong to the JAD network affiliated to the ISIS group," he remarked after attending a get-together at the Al Kautsar Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday night.
"The suspected terrorists' action has nothing to do with the general elections," he added.
The trio were caught following the arrest of a suspected terrorist in Lampung Province.
By Tuesday night, Densus 88 continued to negotiate with the wife of suspected terrorist Husein Abu Hamzah, who refused to emerge from the house and threatened to set off an even more powerful bomb than before.
Two bombs exploded at around 1:20 a.m. local time on Wednesday, forcing nearby residents to rush outdoors to save themselves.
The suspected terrorist's wife was strongly believed to have hurled the bombs from atop her house at the neighbors' homes. Reporting by Juraidi, Donny, Suharto
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