24 Terror Suspects Arrested in Indonesia

The Indonesian police arrested 24 Muslim militants during the raids in central java province.

12 of the 24 suspects arrested today, were apparently trying to escape by flying abroad.

The Muslim militants will face a 7 days detention without accusation, according to the Indonesian anti- terrorism law. Police will release official details after this period.

The men are believed to have been involved in terrorists attacks, including for the October 2002 bombings and for the 2003 J.W. Marriot Jakarta hotel attack.

According to locals sources, 202 people have died in the Bali nightclub bombings in October 2002. Jemaah Islamiyah, a regional terror group believed to have been financed by Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, was blamed for the attacks.