Indonesia unveils suspects of capital suicide blast

Indonesian police have named six people in custody as suspects of the suicide bombings that killed eight people and injured 19 others, police chief said here on Wednesday.

National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti said the six persons played roles in the strikes at a police station and a Starbucks coffee shop near a United Nations office in the heart of Jakarta.

However, they were not directly involved in the attacks, Badrodin said.

The police chief disclosed that most of the six persons were linked with one of the suicide bombers, Dian Juni Kurdiadi.

However, the police chief did not give further detail on the roles of the suspects and the results of the investigation.

The six persons are parts of 13 persons who have been arrested by the national police anti-terror squad since Thursday's deadly blasts.

Spokesman of National Police Inspector General Anton Charliyan said the six suspects knew the suicide bomber Dian Juni's plan.

The bomber gave them a message which indicated that the bomber would be committed to the suicide bombing and asked them to help manage his belongings.

The Islamic State (IS) was blamed for the suicide bombing as it has designed and funded the acts, according to Jakarta Police Chief Brigadier General Tito Karnavian.

Bahrun Naim, who has been in competition with his rival to lead the IS group in Southeast Asia, allegedly coordinate the strikes, the general revealed. Enditem