Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit Densus 88 arrested six terrorist suspects for their alleged involvement in a shootout in Poso's Gayatri village, Central Sulawesi, on Sunday.
The six are also suspected of being members of the East Indonesia Mujahedeen (MIT), a religious extremist group led by terror fugitive Santoso.
"We found and arrested A.Z., S, F, A.I. and H, at two different locations in Makassar [South Sulawesi] after Sunday's shooting. Today we arrested another suspect, N., in Central Sulawesi," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto said on Monday.
The gun battle between Densus 88 officers and the suspects erupted after the anti-terrorism squad and Sulawesi Police arrested on Friday a terrorist suspect identified only as A.Q., who is believed to have served as an ammunition courier for Santoso.
Sunday's incident killed two members of the alleged terrorist group, Asis and Enoch, and injured two police officers.