Indonesia arrests more than a dozen in pre-Christmas terror sweep
Jakarta, (MILLAT ONLINE):More than a dozen people have been arrested by Indonesian anti-terrorism police, authorities said Monday, as they beef up security ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Police said they detained 13 suspected militants in separate, pre-emptive raids over the weekend across the Southeast Asian nation.
“As usual, we are conducting pre-emptive strikes. We move before they do and we arrest the groups we believe will potentially commit an act (of terror),” national police chief Tito Karnavian said Monday.
The arrests took place in South Sumatra, East Java and West Kalimantan over the weekend.