JAKARTA, Indonesia – A police officer and a suspected Islamic militant were killed Thursday (February 6th) in a shootout at a Poso militant training camp, police spokesman Soemarno told AFP. Police also seized firearms and a bomb.
"One police officer died. We arrested one member of the armed group and shot dead another," the police spokesman said, adding officers seek other members of the group.
The men were suspects of an Islamic group headed by Santoso, Indonesia's most wanted militant. It conducted a series of attacks in the area.
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