"We are not surprised at the discovery of an Indonesian passport, as terror suspects in Indonesia were trained in South Philippines. They are affiliated to the Abu Sayyaf Group," Sitompul said,Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian police will investigate the discovery of an Indonesian passport at the Maute camp during a military attack in South Philippines, the police spokesman Senior Commissioner Martinus Sitompul stated.
The finding came as no surprise for the police, since some terror suspects in the country had been trained in South Philippines, Sitompul noted here, Wednesday.
"We are not surprised at the discovery of an Indonesian passport, as terror suspects in Indonesia were trained in South Philippines. They are affiliated to the Abu Sayyaf Group," he emphasized.
The police have worked in cooperation with the Philippines to exchange information.
"We are waiting for the Philippines police to give details about the passport," Sitompul remarked.
The Philippines military force had earlier claimed to have killed 37 Maute militants in land and air attacks in Piagapo City of the Lanao del Sur Province.
Three of them were allegedly Indonesians, and one was a Malaysian.
The military had also found explosives, grenades, a laptop, and an Indonesian passport at the Maute camp.
Maute is one of the militant groups in South Philippines that is affiliated to ISIS.(*)
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