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| Indonesian police kill 3 suspected militants, arrest 4 in raid that uncovered pipe bombs |
| 2013-03-15 |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police have shot and killed three suspected militants and arrested four others near the country's capital, seizing more than a dozen homemade bombs and a cache of other weapons from a group suspected of planning terrorism acts, police said Friday. Two suspects resisted when police tried to arrest them late Thursday in western Jakarta for their alleged connection to a jewelry shop robbery. Police fatally shot one of the men, said the National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar. He said another suspect was interrogated and revealed that the robberies were being used to fund terrorism activities. His information led police to five other members of the group early Friday in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Two men were killed after drawing weapons on police, and three others were arrested, Amar said. Police seized more than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of gold jewelry, five homemade guns and 14 pipe bombs, and they are investigating terrorism links. Amar said the men were part of a cell allegedly involved in recent attacks on police and bank robberies in Medan in North Sumatra province. |
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