In total, there are 58 people. The group also includes two children under five who follow their parents involved in the case. Of course, this must draw attention from us.
Makassar (ANTARA) - Fifty-eight suspects linked to a suicide bombing at Cathedral Church in Makassar on March 28, 2021 were flown from the provincial capital of South Sulawesi to Jakarta on Thursday for further investigation.



"In total, there are 58 people. The group also includes two children under five who follow their parents involved in the case. Of course, this must draw attention from us," spokesperson for the South Sulawesi provincial police, Senior Commissioner E Zulpan, said.



The terror suspects were arrested from different locations under the jurisdiction of the South Sulawesi provincial police in connection with the suicide bombing, which is believed to have been carried out by a married couple, identified by their initials as L and YSR.



The 58 terror suspects comprise 51 men and seven women, Zulpan said. They were flown to Jakarta from Makassar via Sultan Hasanuddin Airport on a Lion Air chartered flight, he informed.


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The suspects were tightly guarded right since their departure from the South Sulawesi provincial police’s headquarters to Jakarta on Thursday (July 1, 2021).



They have been named suspects in the case based on the results of an in-depth investigation conducted by the National Police's counterterrorism squad. Densus 88, Zulpan said.



They are believed to be a part of the Villa Mutiara Group, which is believed to be a terror cell of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), Zulfan said.



The suspects have been flown to Jakarta to aid the Densus 88’s probe into the case, he added. (INE)


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