Most of those linked to Aceh camp have been caught, police believe
JAKARTA: Indonesian police raided a vehicle battery service shop in Central Java yesterday, netting three suspected terrorists in a continuing crackdown on Islamic militants based in Aceh.
The arrests in the rented shop in a busy commercial area in Solo came a day after five suspected terrorists were shot and one arrested in two raids in East Jakarta and Cikampek.
Yesterday, the three men, who did not resist arrest, were found with firearms, including two assault rifles and a pistol disguised as a pen, thousands of bullets and bulletproof vests.
With the latest arrests, the Indonesian authorities believe they have rounded up the majority of those involved in paramilitary training in Aceh, where experts believe the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network has made its new base.
Since police discovered and raided a training camp in the mountains of Indonesia's westernmost province in February, they have captured more than 60 suspected militants and shot 13 in follow-up raids and arrests.
'Those nabbed in Solo are linked to the Aceh training camp,' national police deputy spokesman Zainuri Lubis told reporters in Jakarta hours after yesterday's raid.
The Straits Times
The arrests in the rented shop in a busy commercial area in Solo came a day after five suspected terrorists were shot and one arrested in two raids in East Jakarta and Cikampek.
Yesterday, the three men, who did not resist arrest, were found with firearms, including two assault rifles and a pistol disguised as a pen, thousands of bullets and bulletproof vests.
With the latest arrests, the Indonesian authorities believe they have rounded up the majority of those involved in paramilitary training in Aceh, where experts believe the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network has made its new base.
Since police discovered and raided a training camp in the mountains of Indonesia's westernmost province in February, they have captured more than 60 suspected militants and shot 13 in follow-up raids and arrests.
'Those nabbed in Solo are linked to the Aceh training camp,' national police deputy spokesman Zainuri Lubis told reporters in Jakarta hours after yesterday's raid.
The Straits Times
