"The 19 suspects are connected with book bomb cases as well as with a suspected bomb find around Gading Serpong," National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo said at the presidential office here on Thursday.
But he stopped short of revealing the 19 suspects` identities and their respective role in the cases.
He said police continued investigating the cases to gather as much data as possible including the suspects` alleged link with the existing terrorist networks.
"To see the matter completely we need further investigation," he said.
On March 15, unknown people sent book bomb parcels to three different places in Jakarta.
The bomb parcels were addressed to Chief of Utan Kayu Community Ulil Abshar Abdalla, Head of National Narcotics Agency Gories Mere, figure of Pancasila Youth Organization Yapto S. Soeryosumarno.
A similar packet was addressed to musician Ahmad Dhani a day after.
The bomb packet for Ulil exploded when Commissioner Dody Rahmawan and several other officers tried to defuse it.
The explosion injured two officers, Inspector II Bara Libra Sagita and Mulyana, while a police, Commissioner Dody lost an arm.
On Thursday morning, security authorities found a large-scale time bomb hidden under the gas pipe network belonging to state gas company PGN at Cihuni village, Serpong, Tangerang.
The bomb was found to be positioned under the gas pipe, some 100 meters away from the Christ Cathedral church at Serpong. (*)
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