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Terror threat sees Australia issue new travel warning for Indonesia
SYDNEY, Dec. 13 Kyodo
The Australian foreign affairs department issued an updated travel advisory late Monday asking people to reconsider traveling to Indonesia, including Bali, this holiday season due to a ''very high risk of terrorist attack.''
''We continue to receive a stream of reporting indicating that terrorists are in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Western interests in Indonesia,'' the website says.
The advice -- ranked just below the highest ''do not travel'' advisory -- warns that there are a range of potential targets but highlights churches as at particular risk as they are likely to be frequented by foreigners over the Christmas/New Year period.
On Dec. 24, 2000, terrorists attacked 10 churches across Indonesia, the report says.
The department says they have located discussions on an extremist website about potential terrorist tactics including attacks on foreigners in Jakarta.
Bali and Jakarta are cited as the priority targets for terrorist attacks against Westerners, with the report cautioning, ''Further terrorist attacks cannot be ruled out and could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia.''
Potential targets listed are airlines and airports, tourist destinations, tour groups and buses, restaurants and fast-food outlets, international hotels and sporting clubs, cinemas, international schools and the central business and embassy district of Jakarta, especially the footbridge near the Australian Embassy.
Indonesia has suffered a series of deadly terrorist attacks against Western targets over the last few years including the 2002 nightclub bombings in Bali, the J.W. Marriott Hotel attack in Jakarta in 2003, an attack on the Australian Embassy in 2004 and the triple suicide attack in Bali in October this year.
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