Areas named in terror website guarded<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Security guards at Plaza Senayan in Central Jakarta were
\nespecially vigilant on Monday in checking cars entering the mall
\nand searching the bags of visitors.<\/p>\n
"We do not want to take any risks. We have had orders since
\nlast week to be very careful in searching visitors. We heard that
\nseveral locations along Jl. Gatot Subroto and Jl. Sudirman were
\nmentioned as possible bombing targets," one security guard, who
\nasked not to be named, told The Jakarta Post on Monday.<\/p>\n
Although on full alert, he said, the security guards were
\nbeing careful not to frighten away shoppers.<\/p>\n
Many other shopping malls and hotels in the main business
\nareas of Jakarta have also increased security since last week.<\/p>\n
Visitors to Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta, for example,
\nhad to go through more thorough checks than usual over the
\nweekend.<\/p>\n
Security has been heightened since the discovery of a website
\nallegedly connected to Malaysian terrorist suspects Azahari bin
\nHusin and Noordin M. Top. The website claimed fresh attacks on
\nmalls and recreation centers in Jakarta were being planned.<\/p>\n
The website, which authorities shut down following media
\nreports on its existence, identifies several possible targets,
\nincluding Ancol in North Jakarta, Duren Tiga and Ragunan in South
\nJakarta, and several malls and hotels along Jl. Gatot Subroto and
\nJl. Sudirman.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating who was responsible for the website.<\/p>\n
Azahari was killed in a police raid in Batu, Malang, West
\nJava, two weeks ago, while Noordin remains at large.<\/p>\n
The two are the suspected masterminds of major attacks on
\nWestern targets in Indonesia, including the Bali bombings in 2002
\nand this Oct. 1.<\/p>\n
Despite the heightened alert, there were few police officers
\nseen in malls, office buildings and hotels. There were no police
\nofficers seen at Plaza Senayan on Monday.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana said
\npolice were deploying more intelligence officers and plainclothes
\ndetectives to monitor locations mentioned on the website, instead
\nof uniformed officers because of a desire not to alarm the
\npublic.<\/p>\n
"We are monitoring the places mentioned as possible bombing
\ntargets on the site because we do not want to take any risks.
\nHowever, we decided to deploy intelligence officers and
\ndetectives to monitor the locations so as not to cause fear among
\nresidents and visitors," he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said
\nofficers at the subdistrict level had received special training
\nto deal with terrorism.<\/p>\n
"Several officers in each subdistrict in Greater Jakarta have
\nbeen trained to explain to residents the threat of terrorism. For
\ninstance, they have to convince residents to report any newcomers
\nto community or neighborhood unit chiefs, or to nearby police
\nstations," he said.<\/p>",
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