Palu, Nov. 15 -- The police took into custody 19 suspected terrorists in several regions after a suicide bombing incident at the Medan city police headquarters in North Sumatra, Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Idham Azis stated.

"Following the bombing at the Medan police headquarters two days ago, based on our investigation, we have arrested 19 individuals," Azis stated here on Friday.

The suspected terrorists were arrested in North Sumatra, Riau, Ambon, Banten, and Central and East Java.

"We continue to work hard to expose the network linked to the perpetrator (of the Medan bombing)," he stated.

In the meantime, Indonesian Police's spokesman, Insp. Gen. Muhammad Iqbal, remarked that the police had increased security at its stations nati...