Two suspected militants killed as Indonesian police probe Medan suicide bombing
- As counterterrorism forces closed in, three suspects resisted arrest by shooting at police, sparking a deadly gunfight
- Two suspects were shot dead and the third fled but was later apprehended and brought to a detention centre in Jakarta
Three suspected militants refused to surrender and resisted arrest by shooting at police during the raid in North Sumatra province’s Hamparan Perak village, said North Sumatra police chief Agus Andrianto.
He said two of the suspects were fatally shot, while an officer was taken to the hospital with gunshot and stab wounds to his thigh and waist. The third suspect at first escaped but was later apprehended and brought to a police detention centre in Jakarta for further questioning.
“They were suspected of being the planners and assemblers of the suicide attack in Medan police station,” Andrianto told reporters at news conference in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra.
He said police seized a gun, two knifes, and bombs from the suspects.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Medan city police station on Wednesday, wounding at least six people.