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Two militants linked to Philippines church bombing shot dead
Thu, 7 January 2021
Two Indonesian militants linked to a 2019 church blast in the Philippines have been shot dead by police, authorities said on January 6, as officers arrested scores of pro-Islamic State (IS) radicals.
The shootings came as Indonesia’s counter-terrorism squad, Densus 88, raided a hideout of extremist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) in Sulawesi island’s Makassar city, they said.
Two suspects were gunned down when they “resisted arrest” and attacked officers, police said, adding that a third suspect suffered gunshot injuries and was being treated in hospital.
Another 17 militants were detained.