Jakarta, 20 Muharram 1438/20 October 2016 (MINA) – A man attacked police in city of Tangerang, Banten province on Thursday, injured 5 police including a senior officer.
According to Xinhua, the solo attacker was identified as Sultan Azianzah, 22 years old. The attack occurred after police found him sticking an Islamic-State (IS) logo sticker in a Tangerang police station in the morning when police were monitoring a labor demonstration held near the scene.
Sultan attacked the police who were about to ask why he put the sticker in the police station, TV reports said.
The attack was conducted brutally against numerous police trying to arrest him, including Tangerang Police Chief Effendy.
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Zultan stabbed Effendy and four police before being paralyzed with shots aimed at his feet.
“The perpetrator was shot in his feet, now is treated in police hospital,” Jakarta Police spokesperson Awi Setiyono said.
He added that police sustained severe injures as they were stabbed with knives by the perpetrator. They were now treated in hospital as well. Police found two pipes containing explosives in the attack scene.
The attacker was seen of taking out pipes from under his cloth and threw them to the police when the attack took place, according to TV reports cited to witness’ testimonies.
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Head of Information Division at Indonesia Police headquarters Boy Rafly Amar said that the attacker was suspected a member of terror organization. Further investigation against the attacker would be conducted.
Police were now conducted search in the attacker’s house to find evidences and things related to his linkage with terror organization.
Attacks against police and their facilities occurred several times in the country, had injured or even took lives of the police.
Those attacks were conducted by operatives of radical groups as they regarded police as their opponent. (T/R07/R01)
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