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Two members of IS-linked group shot dead in central Indonesia

Xinhua, May 16, 2017 Adjust font size:

Indonesian soldiers shot dead two militants, believed to be members of a group linked to the Islamic State (IS), in the Central Sulawesi province, a military spokesman said here Tuesday.

The move is part of a military operation launched last year in a deep forest of Poso district in order to hunt for the militants grouped in the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).

"A large exchange of gunfire between six (of our) personnel and the eight militants of MIT took place in Blue Mountain area. The bodies of the two slain militants are being evacuated and identified," Major General Wuryanto disclosed.

"Currently, the personnel are tracking down the six other militants who are believed to have escaped to the deep forest in the mountain area," he added.

The spokesman said one soldier was injured in the fire fight and has got a medical treatment.

Santoso, the MTI leader and also the most wanted terrorist, was slain last year in the military operation, which involves over 2,000 soldiers and policemen, according to the Indonesian national police. Endit