Interpol's help sought in recapturing escaped Indonesia terrorists

July 20, 2013
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – National Police spokesperson Agus Rianto said Wednesday (July 17th) they have asked Interpol to help recapture four convicted terrorists who escaped last week during the mass jailbreak at Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary in Medan, North Sumatra, The Jakarta Post reported.

  • North Sumatra police spokesman Raden Heru Prakoso (centre) displays photographs Wednesday (July 17th) of four convicted terrorists who escaped July 11th from Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary. National Police Spokesperson Agus Rianto said authorities have enlisted help from Interpol to recapture the escapees. [Kharisma TariganAFP]

    North Sumatra police spokesman Raden Heru Prakoso (centre) displays photographs Wednesday (July 17th) of four convicted terrorists who escaped July 11th from Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary. National Police Spokesperson Agus Rianto said authorities have enlisted help from Interpol to recapture the escapees. [Kharisma TariganAFP]

Terrorists Fadli Sadama, Nibras, Agus Sunyoto and Abdul Gani Siregar are among the 218 prisoners who fled the prison July 11th during a riot that erupted over conditions inside the facility and other issues.

All four were members of a 16-man gang convicted in a deadly 2010 bank heist in Medan and an attack on a police station in Deli Serdang regency.

So far, about half of the inmates have been recaptured.

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