Four Chinese Terrorists Arrested By Indonesian Police
Desiree Sison | | Sep 22, 2014 05:00 AM EDT |
(Photo : Reuters) Four Chinese terrorists were arrested by the Indonesian police
Four terror suspects, who are believed to be members of the UYgurs from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have been arrested and detained by the Indonesian police for allegedly violating anti-terrorism and immigration laws last September 13.
Indonesia's National Police Chief General Starman said the four terrorists will be charged in the coming months.
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Reports said a counterterrorism investigator in Indonesia had information that the four enrolled in a terrorist training camp in Poso, which is run by the Eastern Indonesia Mujahidin.
The investigator said the Mujahidin is headed by Santoso, an Islamic militant, who joined and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS.
The four suspects reportedly wanted paramilitary training, as well as lessons on how to assemble guns, bombs, and other explosive devices. Reports indicate that they wanted to learn all these from Sentosa before returning to their country and applying the skills to their enemies.
The arrest marked the first time radicals in China have tried to connect with their Indonesian counterparts,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China is verifying reports that the four people were detained by the Indonesian police.
Hong Lei said the East Turkestan Movement is just one of the several terror groups that plan to attack not only China, but also other countries. Reports showed that this organization works with international terror groups to create chaos and mayhem.
A terrorism analyst said Santoso's message has reached the terror organizations and has ordered some of his people to act. The mere mention of "transnational jihad" has roused the organizations from their complacency and caused them to join Sentosa.
The four terror suspects were allegedly carrying false Turkish passports. They were identified as Ahmed Bozoghlan, 28, Abdul Basyit, 19, Atlinci Bayram, 19, and Alphin Zubaidan, 27.
Two other people were reportedly detained, who were identified as the homeowner who coddled the terror suspects and their driver.
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