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Densus 88 raids terror suspect's home in West Jakarta

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Jakarta Globe - July 7, 2011

The National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, raided the home of a terror suspect on Jalan Cendrawasih, Cengkarang, West Jakarta.

The house belonged to a man identified only as S. He was arrested by Densus 88 at 3 a.m. on Wednesday.

The raid took place at noon. Densus 88 officers arrived at the house with a man in an orange detention uniform. His face was covered with a mask. After 30 minutes, they were gone. According to the neighborhood head Suganda, Densus 88 confiscated a few objects from the house.

"They took books on jihad, a sword, a rifle and pipes," Suganda told news portal Detik.com.

It is still unclear if the suspect is linked to seven terror suspects who were nabbed early this week. They allegedly smuggled weapons into the country from the Philippines via Malaysia, the national police spokesman said Tuesday.

"They were rounded up in Jakarta and Surabaya for their alleged involvement in firearms smuggling from the Philippines," Boy Rafli Amar said, adding that they had passed through Tawau in Malaysian Borneo.

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