Indonesian security forces (Source: Asiaone)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian police have arrested74 terror suspects after a suicide bombing targeted the police headquarters ofMedan, the capital city of North Sumatra province.
The suspects were detained in 10 regions,Indonesian Police Chief General Idham Aziz said during a hearing withCommission III of the House of Representatives on November 20.
The suspects belong to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah(JAD), a group which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terroristorganisation, and were indoctrinated into terrorism through social media.They targeted the government and police personnel, who were perceived as"thaghut," or those against the rules of Allah, by them.
The Police's Counterterrorism Squad, Densus 88,keeps moving to arrest some more terror suspects, Aziz revealed.
On November 19, head of the North Sumatra policeAgus Andrianto said JAD wants to establish their own territory separate fromIndonesia and show their existence by committing terror attacks./.
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