Kuningan blast suspects arrested

JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Tuesday that a number of terror suspects linked to the Kuningan blast in South Jakarta in September had been arrested.

Briefing the press after reporting to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday evening, Da'i said that more arrests would be made in the next few days.

"We have arrested people linked to the Kuningan blast, and we will arrest more. The police will provide the details soon," he said. Rumors have been circulating that Rois alias Iwan Darmawan was arrested two weeks ago at a train station in Merak, Banten. -- JP