Fortunately, the terrorist attack on the North Sumatra Police last Sunday only had bad intentions, not good planning. Armed only with knives, the attackers tried to set fire to a guard post and steal weapons from officers. In a short space of time, the police managed to disable the two perpetrators, Syawaluddin Pakpahan and Ardial Ramadhana, and arrest the members of their group.

The death of First Adj. Insp. Martua Sigalingging in the attack is