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| Police Arrest Head of Bima Islamic School |
| 2011-07-15 |
| Big brave jihadi, he ran home to Mum. Police have arrested the leader of an Islamic boarding school in Bima, Sumbawa, where a bomb detonated on Monday, followed by a tense standoff between police and school personnel. National Police deputy spokesman Brig. Gen. Ketut Untung Yoga Ana told reporters that Abrory M. Ali, the leader of the Umar bin Khatab Islamic boarding school in Bima, Sumbawa Island, was arrested on Friday at noon. “An arrest has been made against the leader of the Islamic boarding school, Abrory, at the residence of his parents in Khananga village, Bolo subdistrict,” he said. Ketut said that Abrory was arrested for his alleged involvement in the explosion at the boarding school, and for stabbing a Bolo Police officer. A homemade bomb exploded in a room at the boarding school on Monday afternoon, killing a school treasurer. Police attempted to search the school for evidence, but the school’s management, students and some local residents, many of them reportedly armed with swords and possibly other weapons, barred police from entering the school compound. The standoff ended on Wednesday, when police were finally able to enter the school. Four wired bombs fashioned from empty bottles and four unwired bottle bombs were found around the compound of the school. Police also seized 25 arrows, samurai swords and dozens of jihadi materials. On Thursday a house belonging to Abrory caught fire before police could search the premise for evidence. Police have not ruled out the possibility of arson to tamper with evidence. |
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