Police Arrest Eight Terrorist Suspect

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The National Police chief Gen.Timur Pradopo confirmed  police arrested eight suspected terrorists in Solo  and nearby areas today.

From early this morning  at 01.00 until 11.00  local time, the police's  Anti Terrorist Squad known as Densus 88, succeeded in arresting 8 suspected terrorists in the Central Java city, Timur Pradopo said.

There was almost no resistance, he said, adding "no shot was fired."

Intensive investigations were held of the suspects  as well as of  the areas where they had been caught, he said.

Police found explosives in their hiding places, he said, adding five types of the explosives were ready for explosion, that  police had to set off two of them on the spot.

"Obviously they belonged to old networks of terrorists," he said.(IGT/T007)