From behind the bushes, a group of armed men responded with gunshots to the police's 10th appeal for them to surrender. The lopsided battle occurred in the forested area of Jati Peteng in East Java, around 11:20am on Saturday, two weeks ago.

"We warned but they fired at us," said Fadli Samad, Tuban district Police chief, recounting the ambush. The crossfire went on for more than an hour. By 12:40pm, only shots fired by the law enforcement camp co