REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- Two suspected terrorists were killed during a raid and a firefight that followed with police in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Sunday night (24/5).
Following the clash the police confiscated a number of weapons and bullets from the two who were killed in the village of Gayatri, Central Sulawesi regional police command spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hari Suprapto said.
Among the weapons confiscated were an M16 riffle, two home-made bombs and two magazines containing 20 5.56 caliber bullets, he said.
He said the two were believed to be members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin led by Santoso who is now still at large.
The bodies of the two have been taken to the Bhayangkara police hospital in Palu but "I have not yet received information about their identities," he said.
Some of the police officers involved in the firefight at around 7pm were reported to have also been wounded but no police officer was killed in the incident.
The police have initially monitored the location of the group in the village of Gayatri before raiding it that led to the clash.
The police continued searching alleged terrorists who had so far been wanted and are believed to still be hiding in the forests in Poso and Parigi Moutong.
The operation to find them was started last week involving around 1,000 personnel.
Some time ago one of the terrorist group members, Daeng Koro, was killed in Parigi Moutong.
The police are currently increasing their operations in a number of locations in Central Sulawesi in their effort to reduce the operation room of the alleged terrorists.
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