Most suspects freed in Indonesian ‘raid’

22/02/2016

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Indonesian police offi cers escort suspected militants arrested in Saturday’s raids in Malang, East Java, Indonesia on Feb 21. The militants were arrested on suspicion of links to the attack in Jakarta on Jan 14. (AP)

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb 21, (AP): Indonesian police on Sunday released most of the men detained while attending military-style training at a suspect jihadi camp, as offi cials lamented weaknesses in the current anti-terrorism legislation that is due to be signifi – cantly strengthened following last month’s deadly attacks in Jakarta. The elite anti-terrorism squad early Saturday detained 38 men at a suspected militant camp on the remote slopes of Mount Sumbing in Central Java province, said provincial police spokesman Col Liliek Darmanto. Police seized air rifl es, knives, and jihadi books and fl ags in the raid.

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22/02/2016