Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected terrorists linked to Makassar Cathedral bombing - World News

2021-04-13 13:35:57 GMT2021-04-13 21:35:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police's Densus 88 counter-terrorism squad on Tuesday arrested six suspected terrorists in South Sulawesi linked to a suicide bombing by a married couple at the Makassar Cathedral church, an official said.
The National Police's spokesman Rusdi Hartono said the suspects communicated through a WhatsApp group called the Iman Battalion.
"In that group, they discussed plots for the next practice (terrorist act), as well as discussed how to assemble explosives," Hartono said on Tuesday.
One was arrested in Gowa district and the other five were held in Makassar.

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