As many as 181 terror suspects have been arrested in Indonesia during preemptive operations over the past two years, the country’s police announced.

Indonesia’s National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, has arrested 10 persons suspected of planning suicide bombings in Merauke, Papua.

The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 on April 1 arrested three more terror suspects with alleged links to the suicide bombing at the Cathedral Church in Makassar city, South Sulawesi province, on March 28.

The Indonesia police anti-terror squad recently arrested six terror suspects in Lampung, West Sumatra and Riau Islands, Xinhua News Agency reported on November 8, citing police sources.

The Indonesian Police’s anti-terror squad (Densus 88) on September 23 arrested eight terror suspects from different locations in Jakarta and Bekasi of West Java.

Malaysian police have arrested nine terror suspects in a recent campaign in the country.

Indonesia approved a new anti-terrorism law which will grant more power to police to take pre-emptive actions against terror suspects.

Indonesian police killed four terror suspects in Cianjur regency of West Java province on early May 13, saying they had planned attacks in the capital city and Bandung city.

Up to 230 terror suspects were detained in Malaysia over the past three years, the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs announced at a special briefing to foreign diplomats on August 9.