Jakarta, IO – Three suspected terrorists were arrested by the National Police’s Densus 88 Anti-terror squad at Rumak village, Kediri, West Nusa Tenggara, Monday (23/10). They were identified as W, R and M.
Rumah Village chief Mukarram confirmed the arrest of his residents, per Detikcom, Tuesday (24/10).
“It’s true that our residents were arrested at around 11am WITA. At that time I was contacted by the head of the BKD,” said Mukarram.
Mukarram admitted that he did not know the three men closely. He said they were a bit reclusive and rarely socialized with other residents.
According to Mukarram, M has provided a place to conduct studies near his residence for the last few years. However, a number of residents suspected that R and M believed in a different deviant sect.
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“The last time I met M was a month ago. Praying at the mosque, it’s normal when we meet with other residents. But he’s not active and a bit closed,” he explained.
Before arresting W, R and M, Densus 88 also arrested three people related to terrorism in NTB, Thursday (19/10). This means a total of six suspected terrorists have been arrested in NTB in the last week. (un)