REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Six terrorist suspects have been shot dead during an encounter with anti-terrorist police squad, on Tuesday, Dec. 31 night in Ciputat, South Tangerang district, Banten province, stated the police.
"The six terrorist suspects have been shot dead. Before the Tuesday raid, we had managed to arrest a terrorist suspect in Banyumas, Central Java province, named Anton, who gave us information about his accomplices living in Ciputat area," stated spokesman to the National Police Boy rafli Amar, on Wednesday.
According to Boy, five out of the six suspects have been identified as Daeng alias Dayat alias Hidayat, Nurul Haq alias Dirman, Oji alias Tomo, Rizal alias Teguh, Hendi and Ujuh Edo alias Amril.
Anton and his friends were suspects for a bomb attack in an orphanage in Beji, Depok district, West Java that took place in September 2012. The seven suspects were allegedly also responsible for shooting police officers 2nd Brig Maulana and 2nd Adj. Insp. Kus Hendratma in Pondok Aren, Banten province, in August 2013, Boy stated.
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