Banda Aceh, Aceh – The National Authorities’s counterterrorism team, Densus 88, is still conducting an extensive investigation into the participation of five suspected terrorists arrested in Aceh province with ISIS, a representative stated.
” Densus investigators are still studying exceptionally the participation of each suspect and investigating whether another party is involved,” chief of Aceh Provincial Police’s public relations service, Senior Commissioner Winardy, stated on Tuesday.
The five suspects are being held in custody at the Aceh Provincial Police Headquarters in Banda Aceh up until the authorities get an order to shift them to Jakarta, he informed.
Based upon the initial investigation, the thought terrorists have links with the ISIS network, and they were preparing a surge targeting authorities and military workers and state properties in the province, he said.
” It is most likely that another celebration has actually been associated with the movement. This all will depend on the outcome of the investigation by Densus,” Winardy stated.
Densus 88 apprehended the five presumed terrorists from different parts of Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, and Langsa.
” Three presumed terrorists were apprehended in Aceh Besar district and Simpang Tujuh market, and the others in Ulee Kareng, Banda Aceh and other areas,” he stated.
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