Indonesian Police Launch Crackdown on JAD Terrorist Organization

Densus 88 also launched raids in the city of Bima at West Nusa Tenggara [NTB] Province on Sunday, hours after the blast. “[Densus 88] arrested five suspected militants in various locales throughout Bima,” said NTB Regional Police spokesman Police Grand Commissioner Artarto.

“Four of the men, who were identified as H, S alias Udin Rebo, B aka Gozi, and M, were arrested last Sunday. We captured their fifth accomplice, Y the following day.”

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The Police also launched further crackdowns in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, hours after the suicide bombing. "We arrested four suspected terrorists, whom we identified as AS, SAS, MR and AA," said Listyo.  

"They were in the same prayer group as L and YSF, the suspects behind the suicide bombing" 

JAD is also implicated in attacks on Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city in May 2018, the attack on Jolo Cathedral in the Philippines in January 2019, and an attempted assassination of former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto in October 2019.

(Writer: Karnia Septia, Mataram Contributor, Himawan, Makassar Contributor | Theresia Ruth Simanjuntak, Dheri Agriesta, Khairina)

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https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/03/29/18494651/fakta-penangkapan-terduga-teroris-di-bekasi-dan-condet-sita-5-bom-aktif?page=all#page2. 

https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/03/29/161505978/dalam-2-hari-densus-88-tangkap-5-terduga-teroris-di-kota-bima-ntb?page=all#page2. 

https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/03/29/181710278/polisi-kembali-menangkap-4-terduga-teroris-di-makassar-pascabom-bunuh-diri.