Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Densus 88 counter-terrorism squad arrested two terror suspects identified by their initials IM and AH here, Wednesday evening.

"The two suspects, IM and AH, were detained last night in Jakarta following information from other terror suspects," Brig Gen

Ketut Untung Yoga Ana, a spokesman of the National Police, said here Thursday.

They were suspected of having been involved in the military training in Aceh Province, he said.

Previously, police have arrested 14 alleged terrorists, namely two in Pekalongan (Central Java), two in East Kalimantan, seven in Jakarta, two in Central Sulawesi and one in Bandung (West Java {Province).

The two suspected terrorists arrested in Kutai Kartanegara District, East Kalimantan Province, are Muhammad Sibghotulloh alias Faisal and Yuwardi. They were suspected to being involved in the bombing of Adz Zikra mosque in Cirebon, West Java, recently.

The suspects were also believed to have planned police shooting in Palu, central Sulawesi, supplied weapons from the Philippines.

Yuwardi and Faisal were arrested by the Densus 88 of the National Police on June 11, 2011.

Meanwhile, the Densus 88 counter-terrorism squad arrested a terror suspect at Jalan Salemba, Central Jakarta, early Thursday.

"True, we are still developing the case," said an officer of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police who spoke on condition of anonymity here on Thursday.

The terror suspect, identified by his initials as IR, was arrested in front of the YAI campus, the police officer said.

Chief of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police`s public relations service Snr Comr Baharudin Djafar confirmed the arrest of the terror suspect who had been declared a fugitive.

"True, but for more details, contact the Indonesian Police Headquarters for confirmation," he said.

Baharudin said he had received a report from the chief of the Central Jakarta police that Densus 88 had arrested a terror suspect, identified by his initials as IR.
(Uu.F001/H-NG/H-YH)

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