Terrorist Suspects Shot Dead in Ciputat Had Planned Suicide Bombing: Police

Jakarta (Antara) - The six terrorist suspects who were shot dead during police raid on Dec. 31 had planned to conduct suicide bombing attacks, stated spokesman to the National Police Brigadier General Boy Rafli Amar, here on Thursday. "From the documents we've confiscated, we suspect that the terrorists were planning to attack the viharas with less security system," Boy confirmed. Apart from the documents about the terrorists' plan to attack viharas, Boy added, that the police also confiscated papers containing ways to make homemade bombs, chemical substances and electronic cables. The police also found six pipe-shaped bombs, five long knives, six guns; one revolver calibre 38 and 34 bullets sized 9 millimeters. Earlier it was reported that six terrorist suspects had been shot dead during an encounter with the anti-terrorist police squad, on Tuesday (Dec. 31) night in Ciputat, South Tangerang district, Banten province. Before the Tuesday raid, the police had arrested another terrorist suspect in Banyumas, Central Java province, named Anton, who give information about his accomplices living in Ciputat area. Five out of the six suspects who were shot dead have been identified as Daeng alias Dayat alias Hidayat, Nurul Haq alias Dirman, Oji alias Tomo, Rizal alias Teguh, Hendi and Ujuh Edo alias Amril. Anton and his friends were suspects for a bomb attack in an orphanage in Beji, Depok district, West Java that took place in September 2012. The seven suspects were also allegedly responsible for shooting down police officers 2nd Brig Maulana and 2nd Adj. Insp. Kus Hendratma in Pondok Aren, Banten province, in August 2013. (*) Reporting by Ade Irma Junida Translating and Editing by Amie Fenia Arimbi EDITED BY INE