"They are toy guns, probably meant to just scare others."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Head of Jakarta Police Public Relations Sr. Comr. Rikwanto has stated that the homemade weapons found by the Presidential Security Guards (Paspampres) ahead of the Eid al-Adha prayers at Istiqlal Mosque, are not real weapons.
"They are toy guns, probably meant to just scare others," he said here on Friday.
Paspampres, who were in charge of ensuring security in and around Istiqlal Mosque before the arrival of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, arrested a man identified as Sdm carrying homemade weapons and other suspicious objects during his entry into the mosque.
Paspampres detained him after he passed through the security scanner at the entrance of Al-Fatah.
After searching him, the police found eight units of nuts and bolts, three objects similar to dart heads, and two screws. Besides, in Sdm`s bag, the police also found an ID card (KTP) in the name of Sdm, a photocopy of his birth certificate, an Osis card, Rp300,000 in cash, and 26 mangoes. According to the information provided in the KTP, Sdm is a resident of Pejambon, Tegal, Central Java.
Until Friday afternoon, the police were still interrogating Sdm to learn about his motive and gather information about whether he was suffering from mental disorder.
"With regard to mental disorders, we are conducting further investigation," Rikwanto said.
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