Tue, 19 Oct 2004

Third arrest made over fatal robbery

BANDUNG: Police officers arrested at dawn on Monday another person who was allegedly involved in the murder of two female students in Cimahi recently, bringing the number of suspects apprehended in the case to three.

The third suspect arrested in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra was Miko, 27, said Cimahi Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Irwanto.

The police are also hunting down another four people suspected of involvement in a robbery in Cimahi. The robbery led to the murder of the two female students, who were followers of noted Muslim cleric, Abdullah Gymnastiar (Aa' Gym). -- JP