Police arrested the wife of Santoso, 18 terror suspects still at large

Jakarta-Indonesia. Members of a joint team of military and police has participated in the Operation of Tinombala have detained the wife of former leader of East Indonesia Mujahidin, Santoso, in the Tambarana area in Poso, Central Sulawesi on Saturday, July 23.

"We have received a report that Jumiatun Muslimayatun, Santoso's wife, has been arrested by a patrol of the task force. The evidence is still being examined. The suspect is currently in Poso," said Brig.Gen. Eddy hartono, chief of the National Police anti-terrorism Detachment 88.

He said, the are only 18 members of the group of Santoso who are still on the run. These include Basri and Ali Kalora, which is called as a replacement of Santoso.

Santoso and one of his men, Muchtar, were killed in the crossfire between the armed forces, with a five members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) in Tambarana on Monday afternoon. three others escaped, a man and two women.

Police suspect that the people who are fled was Basri and his wife, and the wife of Santoso, Jumiatun.

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