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National scene: Two terrorist suspects arrested in Sumedang
JAKARTA: The National Policeâs counterterrorism unit Densus 88 arrested two men on Thursday in Sumedang, West Java, who are suspected of being connected to two of the perpetrators of last monthâs terrorist attack in Central Jakarta
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AKARTA: The National Police's counterterrorism unit Densus 88 arrested two men on Thursday in Sumedang, West Java, who are suspected of being connected to two of the perpetrators of last month's terrorist attack in Central Jakarta.
National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti confirmed the arrests on Friday.
'[This is] part of our investigation into the Thamrin [in Central Jakarta] attack and we have made two arrests [this week],' he said at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta.
The National Police arrested the two men, identified only as IS and H, for allegedly hiding another individual, known as KH, who is thought to belong to the same radical group as one of the Thamrin attackers, Dian Juni Kurniadi.
The police suspect that IS also took part in terrorist training in Aceh with another one of the attackers, Afif, alias Sunakim.
Meanwhile, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto said that although IS and H were not directly connected to the attacks, they would be questioned over the next week, after which they would be released if no evidence was found, as stipulated in the Terrorism Law.
'I don't yet have information on whether the two have been immediately taken to a police office for interrogation or have been moved elsewhere for further investigation,' he said.
