Members of Indonesia’s counter-terror squad Detachment88 (Antara Photo/Rudi Mulya)
BY: FAROUK ARNAZ
JUNE 02, 2020
Jakarta. A small group of militants with believed link to global horror network Islamic State attacked a police headquarters and eliminated an officer with a sword in Indonesia s South Kalimantan province early on Monday.
One of the attackers was killed at the scene in South Daha subdictrict, South Hulu Sungai district. The deceased militant brought a handwritten manifesto calling Muslims to wage jihad.
It stays uncertain how many people were involved in the attack, which also left a police vehicle burned out.
Investigation is underway but we need time before we can go to the details, South Kalimantan Cops spokesperson Senior Comr. Muhammad Rifai said on the phone.
The attack took place at around 2.15 a.m. local time when just three officers were of the guard. Brigadier Leonardo Latipapua was killed with a sword inside the incorporated public service office, Rifai stated.
2 other officers recognized as Brigadier Djoman Sahat Manik Raja and Brigadier Muhammad Azmi, who were at a different space, hurried to the scene and found one guy brandishing a sword.
The assaulter, later determined as Abdurrahman, was shot as he tried to attack the two officers.
Authorities found a handwritten note brought by Abdurrahman. The manifesto, entitled This Path is for Islam just, requires Muslims to wage jihad any place they are.
I come today to combat you [police].
The note carries a signature by Abdurrahman and an Islamic State sign.
Security was beefed at the subdistrict police office immediately after the event and members of the elite counter-terror team Detachment 88 were deployed to hunt the criminals, Rifai stated.
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