JAKARTA, Jul 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two suspected terrorists were killed during a shootout yesterday, between Indonesian security forces and suspected members of the Daesh-affiliated terrorist group, East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), in the country’s eastern province of Central Sulawesi.
The gunfight took place in Parigi Moutong district at about 3:00 a.m. local time.
The killed suspects were identified as Rukli and Ahmad Gazali, according to the Central Sulawesi Police’s spokesperson, Didik Supranoto.
He added that, the task force continued to search for three more suspected militants that managed to escape into the forest during the gunfight.
The Indonesian joint-security forces are hunting down the remaining members of the terrorist group, led by Ali Kalora, in Central Sulawesi, following multiple terrorist attacks.– NNN-ANTARA
