REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono praised the recent efforts by the Indonesian Police (Polri) to counter terrorism, including the arrests of a number of terror suspects, according to presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha.

"The president praised Polris achievement in ensuring the security and safety of Christmas and New Year celebrations," Julian said.

Six terrorist suspects were shot dead during an encounter with the anti-terrorist police squad on New Years eve in Ciputat, South Tangerang district, Banten province. National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said on Wednesday that before the New Years eve raid, the police had arrested a terrorist suspect named Anton in Banyumas, Central Java province, who informed the police about his accomplices living in the Ciputat area.

According to Boy, five of six suspects have been identified as Daeng alias Dayat alias Hidayat, Nurul Haq alias Dirman, Oji alias Tomo, Rizal alias Teguh, Hendi and Ujuh Edo alias Amril. Anton and his friends were the suspects in a bomb attack on an orphanage in Beji, Depok district, West Java, in September 2012. The seven suspects were also allegedly responsible for shooting two police officers in Pondok Aren, Banten province, in August 2013, Boy stated. 

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