Makassar s slain terror suspect was formerly convicted as terrorist:
15th April 2021 3 hours ago
The police conducted a crime scene investigation at the slain terrorist suspect s house in Birinkanaya Sub-district, Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Thursday (April 15, 2021). ANTARA/Darwin Fatir/am.
MT is a former terror convict jailed in 2013 and released in 2016. Jakarta (ANTARA) - A terror suspect, MT, 49, shot dead by the Indonesian Police s anti-terror squad, Densus 88, was a former terror convict, according to spokesman of the Indonesian Police Senior Commissioner Pol Ahmad Ramadhan. MT is a former terror convict jailed in 2013 and released in 2016, Ramadhan stated at the Indonesian Police Headquarters here on Friday.
A policeman leads a sniffer dog for a security sweep of a church in Surabaya on March 31, 2021, ahead of Easter following a suicide bombing at a cathedral in Makassar. Indonesian cops arrested six suspected terrorists in South Sulawesi linked to a suicide bombing by a married couple. - AFP 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.
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.
U.S. Embassy in Indonesia Warns of Potential Terrorist Attacks
04/10/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On April 7, the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued a security alert for American citizens, asking them to maintain increased security awareness. The warning came after the March 28 suicide bombing at the Makassar Cathedral and the March 31 terrorist attack at the Indonesian National Police (INP) headquarters.
According to the alert, Indonesian authorities warn that the terrorism threat level remains high. The INP may visibly increase its presence at Indonesian government buildings, tourist sites, churches, malls, and other venues. The U.S. Embassy advises heightened personal security awareness, particularly in public areas.
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