JAKARTA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Anti-terror squad of Indonesian national police has shot dead two alleged terrorists who had plotted to launch strikes on a police office and other objects.
The two persons with initials of AN and R were shot on Thursday in Tanjung Balai town of North Sumatra province in a crackdown against militants, provincial police chief Inspector General Agus Adrianto said on Friday.
"They had put the police office headquarters, monasteries and vital objects at their targets," the officer said.
The two alleged militants, Adrianto said, had been involved in gunfights with members of the squad before they were shot. One of whom died on the scene and the other on the way to hospital.
During the raid on their hideouts, the squad seized seven bombs assembled into pipes, a weapon, bullets and a knife, Adrianto was quoted by local media as saying.
The two alleged terrorists had made well preparation for their plots, Adrianto added.
They are parts of a militant group called "Syaiful group," some of the members of which were nabbed in May, he added.
Tanjung Balai town has declared an alert status since days ago, according to the police.
