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Densus 88 arrests 5 alleged terrorist collaborators in Klaten
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A police officer and two civilian defense officers guard the perimeter of the suicide bombing site at the Surakarta Police station in Central Java on July 5. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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he National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad has arrested five alleged terrorist collaborators in separate raids in Klaten, Central Java. They are suspected of having assisted Nur Rohman, a terrorist who attacked the Surakarta Police station on July 5.
Klaten Police chief AKBP Faizal confirmed the raids took place on July 23. The five detainees were allegedly connected to the suicide bombing at the Surakarta Police station because they are accused of having helped the bomber, Nur Rohman, escape police detention on an earlier occasion.
"Yes, there were raids and arrests. Densus 88 has taken the five detainees to the Central Java Police headquarters. The counterterrorism squad will give you the detailed explanation, since the Klaten Police chief only facilitated them,” he said in Klaten on Saturday.
According to a Jakarta Post search, one of the detainees was Nur Rohman’s brother. He was taken from his house in Sorogaten village, Central Java. The other four suspects were arrested in Gedongjetis village.
They all work on a chicken farm located in Tulung village.
Nur Rohman, 30, was the suicide bomber who rode a green automatic scooter and blew himself up at the entrance of the Surakarta Police headquarters, killing himself and badly injuring a police officer. (ags)
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Ganug Nugroho Adi in Klaten contributed to this story.
