Indonesia: Police Thwart Terrorist Attack

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | July 10th, 2008 | Trackback

Despite Indonesia’s success in bringing terrorists to justice and thwarting attacks before they occur, the threat of terrorism lingers as indicated by the recent arrests of 10 suspected terrorists who reportedly placed bombs in a popular tourist café in Bukittinggi, Sumatra, only to call off the attack because too many Indonesians would die. They decided to turn their attention to Jakarta before police arrested them. In addition, Bali’s former chief of police, now a candidate for governor, stated that Bali remains a target because not enough has been done to improve security following the 2002 and 2005 bombings there. On the other hand, earlier this year the U.S. State Department lifted its eight-year-old travel warning on Indonesia and has no plans to reinstate it.

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