DFAT said they continued to receive information indicating terrorist attacks were being planned across Indonesia, and the increased security measures underscored that ongoing threat.
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“Indonesia and our neighbors are all targets for [Islamic State]-inspired terrorism in the same way as Australia”, Keenan said, as cited by the Sydney Morning Herald. “We are working in close co-operation with our neighbors to keep the region safe from terror”, he added.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) has updated its travel advice on website Smart Traveller, with a heightened securing warning.
“Recent indications suggest that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia (see Safety and Security)”.
Yusfandri said this was on top of the high security alert put in pLace after the January 14 attacks.
Australia’s government warned on Thursday that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia, and urged travelers to exercise a high level of caution when visiting the Southeast Asian nation, including the popular tourist island of Bali.
” “Recent indications” and “may be”. “The overall level of advice has not changed”, the advisory stated.
The DFAT had on Sunday warned of possible attacks in and around Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, and that these could be indiscriminate and may target Western interests or locations frequented by Westerners.
There are 227 New Zealanders now registered on SafeTravel as being in Indonesia.
Since the January attack in Jakarta that killed eight people, including four assailants, Rianto said police had increased patrols and surveillance, and made more than 30 arrests.
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Indonesia suffered several major bomb attacks by Islamic radicals between 2000 and 2009, but a subsequent crackdown weakened the most unsafe networks.
