Nine terrorist suspects arrested by Indonesia's special squad Denso 88 in North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Dec 18 (Xinhua): The Indonesian police's anti-terror squad, locally known as Densus 88, has arrested nine suspected terrorists who are allegedly linked to the outlawed Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group, in two cities in North Sumatra province.

"We arrested them on Thursday. Seven of them were arrested in Medan, the other two were arrested in Tanjung Balai," Indonesian National Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan told reporters on Friday.