Indonesian Terrorist Suspects Linked to Church Bombing Killed by the Police
01/08/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, two suspected Islamic militants with alleged links to Indonesian suicide bombers who attacked a southern Philippines church in 2019, were killed by police in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, according to officials.
The two suspects, who were part of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an Islamic State (IS)-linked Indonesian militant group, violently resisted the arrest and were killed during an exchange of fire.
“Two people identified as MRS, 46, and SA, 23, died because at the time of their arrest, both of them fought back using a machete and an air rifle,” police spokesman Ahmad Ramadhan said in a statement. A police report seen by Benar News named the dead suspects as Mohammad Rizaldy S and Sanjai Azis. Azis is reportedly Rizaldy S’ son-in-law.