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Police claim victory over terrorists in Aceh

Saturday, 13 March 2010 06:50

Jakarta, VOI News - Aceh Police chief Insp. Gen. Adityawarman said Friday security authorities had restored order in Lamkabeu village in the Aceh regency of Aceh Besar after almost two weeks of crackdowns on suspected terrorists there. Adityawarman said local residents, who were mostly farmers, could resume their activity after the police lifted the blockade of access to their rice fields. During the police hunt for terror suspects, the farmers stayed at home despite the arrival of harvest time.

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Indonesian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants

Friday, 12 March 2010 21:12

Banda Aceh, VOI News - Police hunting members of a new terrorist group in western Indonesia fatally shot two suspects and arrested six others at a security checkpoint Friday, an official said.  On Tuesday, the group’s alleged leader, Dulmatin, was shot dead near Jakarta.   Police killed two of eight suspects who fled from a bus that was stopped at a checkpoint 14 miles (23 kilometers) west of the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh, provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Aditya Warman said.  There was a 15-minute gunbattle before the remaining six suspects surrendered and were arrested, Warman said. Police seized five assault rifles from the suspects, he said.

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TNI and Polri Held an Anti Terror Joint Exercise

Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:47

Jakarta, VOI News - The Indonesian Military (TNI)  and Indonesian Police (POLRI) held an anti terror joint exercise to overcome a possible terrorism action in Indonesia.  The cooperation is a follow up of previous joint exercise done by the Indonesian Military and Police. Commander of Indonesian Military, General TNI Joko Santoso  to media after  the opening  ceremony  of the joint exercise code name  "Waspada Nusa II" Thursday in National Monument Square, Jakarta emphasized that this exercise aimed to know more about the readiness  of Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police (POLRI)'s anti terror troops in overcoming terrorist's attack.

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Detonators, Weapons Seized in Indonesia Anti-Terror Raids

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30

Jakarta, VOI News - Indonesian police said Wednesday they had seized three remote-controlled bomb detonators at the Internet cafe on Jakarta’s outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed.

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Aceh Terrorism Fight Will Not Affect Obama Visit: Official

Monday, 08 March 2010 10:56

Jakarta, VOI News - Ongoing operations against an alleged militant group in Aceh will not affect US President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Indonesia later this month, the nation’s top anti-terrorism official said on Monday. “The global community, including the US, has acknowledged Indonesia’s consistent opposition to terrorism and the effectiveness of its government,” said Ansyaad Mbai, the head of the antiterror desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, as quoted by Kompas.com.

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Naval base on Malacca strait terror alert

Saturday, 06 March 2010 13:46

Batam, VOI News - The chief of the Tanjungpinang main naval base, Commodore SM Dorojatun, has confirmed units under his command had been alerted to a terror threat in the Malacca Strait, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. He said the Singapore Navy had recently issued a warning that a terror group was planning to attack tankers passing through the Malacca Strait. 

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