Indonesia: Five Terrorists Killed in Police Raids



Indonesian Antiterrorism Police
(Jakarta, Indonesia) Good news! Earlier today, five alleged terrorists believed linked to Jemaah Islamiyah were blasted by Indonesia's elite Densus 88 Antiterror Force.

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang has confirmed that two men were killed during a raid on by Densus 88 antiterror forces in Cikampek, West Java.

He would not confirm reports that another three men were killed or captured in a second raid in Cawang, East Jakarta, though a senior police source later told the Jakarta Globe that a total of five people had been killed.

Edward said the two bodies, identified only as ‘S’ and ‘M,’ had been taken to the National Police Hospital in East Jakarta.

Another police source told the Jakarta globe that one of the dead men was Saptono, who is believed to have taken over control of the Aceh terror group from his brother, Jaja, the former head of the group who was killed during police operations.

The same source said ‘M’ was Maulana, who has previously been detained under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act.

Police believe at least one of the men is linked to the bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in 2004.

At least some of the Indonesian terrorists are known to have "graduated" from the Hudaibiyah military camp in Mindanao, southern Philippines, operated by the Jemaah Islamiyah.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.