Head of Public Information of the National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Boy Rafli Amar, reported here on Wednesday, that the police discovered a list of Buddhist temples after raiding a house in Kampung Sawah, Ciputat.
"Nearly all the targeted temples are located in Jakarta," he added.
Boy noted that the number of targeted temples in the list was around 50, and one of them, the Ekayana Temple in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, had already been attacked on August 4.
"The number reaches 50. The list has been printed out. We predict that they will choose the weakest one for their foremost attack," he pointed out.
Apart from the list, the anti-terrorist squad has also discovered a piece of paper containing handwritten information about instructions on how to make a bomb. The police also seized electronic devices, a solder, chemical substances, and books, among other items.
He stated that the police had also found five homemade pistols, a 38 caliber gun, thirty-four 9mm bullets, six pipe bombs, and five machetes.
He noted that the local residents were unaware of the on-goings, as their hideout was isolated from other houses in the area.
"They mostly stayed in the house at night," he claimed.
Boy added that the terror suspects were linked to Abu Roban or the Badri group. Abu was a militant suspected to be involved in fatally shooting Second Brigadier Maulana and Second Adjunct Inspector Kus Hendratma, while they were on duty in Pondok Aren, Tangerang Selatan, on August 16.
He remarked that the terror suspects were also believed to have conducted robberies on a jewelry shop in Tambora, West Jakarta, and the BRI Bank located in Tangerang.
Reporting by Juwita Trisna Rahayu
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