Man accused of financing Jakarta attacks arrested

Its believed the men are militants and are now being questioned over possible links to the attack Thursday that killed seven people.

Indonesian police have identified four out of five of the attackers that killed at least two people in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.

The three suspected militants were arrested in Depok, a suburb of Jakarta.

“We feel safe here”, Anna said in Central Jakarta on Friday (15/1).

Three men were arrested near Jakarta early on Friday, police told local media.

More than 20 people were injured. “We have them in our pocket and we can identify them – whether it be in Java or outside Java”, he said. About 30 people were hurt.

One of the militants seen carrying a gun and rucksack during the attacks was named as Afif Sunakim. A National Counter-Terrorism Agency spokesman said Afif had served seven years in prison, where he refused to cooperate with a de-radicalisation program.

The militant then left Indonesia, and is in Raqqa, “as part of the high ranks of ISIS”, Karnavian said.

Police conducted raids across Indonesia but it was unclear whether those arrested were suspected of links to the bombing or were rounded up as part of a broader crackdown.

For the record, on Thursday (14/1/2016), a series of bomb and gunfire attacks hit a police post on Jalan M.H. Thamrin, near the Sarinah shopping mall in Jakarta.

“Another victim who was in a coma since the beginning died last night”, Jakarta police spokesman Muhammad Iqbal told Agence France-Presse, confirming the latest death.

All five died during the bombings and gun attack.

Following the acts of terror, Indonesian police have stepped up their search for radicals who may pose security threats to the nation.

An Indonesian and a man of dual Canadian-Algerian nationality were killed along with the attackers.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said the 28-year-old Malaysian planned to carry out the attack in the country after receiving orders from a foreign member of Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

Backers of the Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility. “A lot of these fighters are getting combat experience in Iraq and Syria, many of whom have experience handling and detonating explosives”. They said the five attackers had been killed either in the initial bombings or later firefight. “Police found an Islamic State flag at the site of the arrests, but it’s not clear exactly how they were linked to ISIS or yesterday’s attacks”. “A little scared but honestly there’s probably more police out there right now so I think, if anything, I’m probably safer now, just got to be careful, stay low, avoid tourist areas, I think I’ll be ok”.

The attack marks the first time IS has attacked in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest population of Muslims. The Islamic State has increased recruitment in Indonesia.