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August 30, 2006
Indonesia: Muslim Threats Cause Tourists To Be Warned
News from the New Zealand Herald relates that earlier today, the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Paul O'Sullivan warned that Muslim groups in Indonesia were planning new atrocities against Western visitors.
O'Sullivan was addressing a conference on national security and business in Sydney, Australia, and said that more attacks against Australians were likely over the next few months.
He said: ""Further attacks against Australians and Australian interests in Indonesia are likely, as key Jemaah Islamiyah indentities, including Noordin Mohammed Top, remain at large."
Top was regarded as a financier and recruiter for Jemaah Islamiyah, who is said to have played a key part in the 2002 bombings on Bali, which killed 202 people, including 88 Australian tourists. His current whereabouts are unknown.
There has been a "stream of reporting" on the potential of such attacks, leading to Australia's Foreign Affairs Department to warn nationals against travel to Indonesia. The likelihood of such attacks is more probable between now and December. The Department warns citizens to exercise "extreme caution".
In New Zealand, the message to potential travellers to Indonesia was the same - stay away. Brad Tattersfield, New Zealand;s Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said of the warnings against travel to Indonesia: "We've had that level of advice pretty much since the first Bali bombing. The reason we have maintained that is because we continue to receive advice from a range of sources that this level of advice is warranted."
An Islamist website has suggested that attacks may take place on Kuningan district in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, as well as other targets in the city. These include sporting venues, shopping malls, hotels, and the Jakarta zoo.
There are also risks associated with visiting Western fast food venues, bars, cinemas, churches, and government buildings.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at August 30, 2006 11:31 PM
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