JAKARTA. National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Friday that the suspects of the suicide bombings at the Kampung Melayu bus station in East Jakarta were Ichwan Nurul Salam and Ahmad Syukri, adding that both were members of the Jamaah Anshar Daulah (JAD) terrorist group. “The perpetrators have been identified through their fingerprints and DNA tests. Ichwan Nurul Salam’s DNA was confirmed through his biological son, Jibril. Meanwhile, Ahmad Syukri was confirmed through his biological mother Eti Nurhasanah,” Tito told reporters at the National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Friday. Tito added that the suicide bomber were part of the JAD network in Bandung, West Java. The JAD group supports the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which was led by Bahrun Naim.
Tito release identities of Jakarta suicide bombers
JAKARTA. National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Friday that the suspects of the suicide bombings at the Kampung Melayu bus station in East Jakarta were Ichwan Nurul Salam and Ahmad Syukri, adding that both were members of the Jamaah Anshar Daulah (JAD) terrorist group. “The perpetrators have been identified through their fingerprints and DNA tests. Ichwan Nurul Salam’s DNA was confirmed through his biological son, Jibril. Meanwhile, Ahmad Syukri was confirmed through his biological mother Eti Nurhasanah,” Tito told reporters at the National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Friday. Tito added that the suicide bomber were part of the JAD network in Bandung, West Java. The JAD group supports the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which was led by Bahrun Naim.