The Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror Police arrested suspected terrorists in the Condet area, East Jakarta, Monday (29/3). The arrest was made after Special Detachment 88 carried out a raid in Condet, precisely at Jalan Raya Condet Number 1, RT 005 / RW 003, Bale Kambang Village, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta.

“There are suspected terrorists being arrested,” said Head of Public Relations at Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri when confirmed, Monday (29/3). Yusri has not specified the number of terrorist suspects that have been secured, including their identity. Densus 88 is also known to have raided suspected terrorists at the Sinergy Motor Workshop on Jalan Raya Cikarang, Cibarusah, Bekasi Regency, West Java.

Yusri said complete information regarding the results of the raid in Bekasi would be further explained by the National Police Chief General (pol) Listyo Sigit Prabowo. “Wait for the Chief of Police to speak first,” said Yusri. From the information gathered, the searches had been carried out since this morning at around 09.00 WIB.

Apart from Bekasi, Densus 88 also carried out raids on suspected terrorist locations in the East Jakarta area. East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Erwin Kurniawan said that currently the Densus 88 team was on site.


Source : BBC Indonesia