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The Indonesian National Police’s Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Team revealed that one of the seven perpetrators of the terror threat to Pope Francis’ arrival in Indonesia had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State or ISIS network. The seven perpetrators were HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER, RS. The perpetrator who pledged allegiance to ISIS was ER.
“ER was involved in pledging allegiance to ISIS in 2014 and had the desire to migrate,” said the spokesperson for Densus 88 Anti-terror Police, Senior Commissioner Aswin Siregar to journalists, Friday (6/9).
Another role of ER is to upload provocative bomb comments related to Pope Francis’ sermon at the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta. While HRP in this case is studying the security of the Istiqlal Mosque when the Pope visited there.
“(Other HRP involvement) plans to send people to check Istiqlal’s security protocols,” he said.
For LB, his role was to upload narratives by providing images of bombs in the comments column of mass media YouTube accounts when reporting on the Pope’s arrival in Indonesia.
Then the role of DF is to carry out provocations to attack the Pope. While the role of FA is to convey provocations on social media by burning down churches when the Pope is in Jakarta.
“HS was involved in calling out a provocative narrative in the comments column of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference’s Komsos Youtube account as follows ‘I WILL BOMB THE POPE…I’M A TERRORIST…JUST BE CAREFUL…WAIT FOR NEWS, YEEE’,” he added.
Meanwhile, the role of the perpetrator RS was to carry out provocation on TikTok social media with a narrative that he would shoot the Pope. Aswin said that the seven suspected terrorists had been detained and were still being intensively questioned. (P-5)
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Uncovering the Terror Threat: Densus 88 Reveals ISIS Affiliation of Pope Francis’ Would-Be Attacker
In a shocking discovery, the Indonesian National Police’s Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Team has revealed that one of the seven perpetrators of the terror threat to Pope Francis’ arrival in Indonesia had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State or ISIS network. The suspect, identified as ER, had pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014 and had expressed a desire to migrate [[1]].
According to Senior Commissioner Aswin Siregar, the spokesperson for Densus 88 Anti-terror Police, ER was involved in uploading provocative bomb comments related to Pope Francis’ sermon at the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta. ER’s provocative comments included a post on Facebook with the phrase “BBBOOOMMM” [[1]]. This revelation has raised concerns about the growing threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorism in Indonesia.
The six other perpetrators, identified as HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, and RS, were also involved in various aspects of the terror plot. HRP was tasked with studying the security of the Istiqlal Mosque during the Pope’s visit, while LB uploaded narratives with images of bombs in the comments column of mass media YouTube accounts reporting on the Pope’s arrival [[1]]. DF was responsible for carrying out provocations to attack the Pope, and FA was tasked with conveying provocations on social media by burning down churches [[1]].
Densus 88 has been successful in apprehending several ISIS-affiliated terrorists in recent months. In a separate incident, two terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) were arrested by Densus 88 in Bima, NTB [[3]]. The two suspects had pledged allegiance to ISIS and were involved in recruiting new members.
In another incident, Densus 88 arrested two terror suspects in Jakarta, who were found to be supporters of ISIS [[2]]. The suspects were arrested during a raid by the anti-terror team, and further investigation revealed their involvement in terrorist activities.
The recent discoveries highlight the ongoing threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorism in Indonesia and the importance of vigilance and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the public. Densus 88’s efforts to combat terrorism are crucial in maintaining national security and ensuring the safety of citizens and visitors to Indonesia.
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What is the background and significance of ER’s pledge of allegiance to ISIS in relation to the threat against Pope Francis in Indonesia?
Uncovering the Terror Threat: Densus 88 Reveals ISIS Affiliation of Pope Francis’ Would-Be Attacker
In a shocking discovery, the Indonesian National Police’s Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Team has revealed that one of the seven perpetrators of the terror threat to Pope Francis’ arrival in Indonesia had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State or ISIS network. The suspect, identified as ER, had pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014 and had expressed a desire to migrate [[1]].
According to Senior Commissioner Aswin Siregar, the spokesperson for Densus 88 Anti-terror Police, ER was involved in uploading provocative bomb comments related to Pope Francis’ sermon at the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta. ER’s provocative comments included a post on Facebook with the phrase “BBBOOOMMM” [[1]]. This revelation has raised concerns about the growing threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorism in Indonesia.
The six other perpetrators, identified as HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, and RS, were also involved in various aspects of the terror plot. HRP was tasked with studying the security of the Istiqlal Mosque during the Pope’s visit, while LB uploaded narratives with images of bombs in the comments column of mass media YouTube accounts reporting on the Pope’s arrival [[1]]. DF was responsible for carrying out provocations to attack the Pope, and FA was tasked with conveying provocations on social media by burning down churches [[1]].
Densus 88 has been successful in apprehending several ISIS-affiliated terrorists in recent months. In a separate incident, two terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) were arrested by Densus 88 in Bima, NTB [[3]]. The two suspects had pledged allegiance to ISIS and were involved in recruiting new members.
In another incident, Densus 88 arrested two terror suspects in Jakarta, who were found to be supporters of ISIS [[2]]. The suspects were arrested during a raid by the anti-terror team, and further investigation revealed their involvement in terrorist activities.
The recent discoveries highlight the ongoing threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorism in Indonesia and the importance of vigilance and cooperation between law enforcement agencies to prevent such threats. The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks around the world, including in Indonesia [[1]].
The threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorism in Indonesia is not new. Over the past 25 years, terrorist attacks attributed to groups related to al-Qaida and ISIS in Indonesia have killed hundreds of people [[3]]. The Indonesian government has been working to combat the spread of ISIS ideology and to disrupt the group’s operations in the country.
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