Australia urged to reconsider trip to RI due to kidnap threat<\/p>\n
The government urged Australians on Wednesday to reconsider their
\nneed to travel to Indonesia in light of warnings that terrorists
\nare planning to kidnap foreigners.<\/p>\n
Indonesian authorities warned on Tuesday that terrorists are
\nplotting to kidnap high-ranking officials, including foreigners
\n-- apparently shifting away from suicide bombings.<\/p>\n
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade referred to the
\nwarning on Wednesday in its latest travel advise warning against
\nvisiting the near neighbor over the Christmas and New Year
\nperiod.<\/p>\n
\"We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia,
\nincluding Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of
\nterrorist attack,\" the department said on its website.<\/p>\n
\"Indonesian authorities warned publicly that terrorists in
\nIndonesia may be planning to kidnap foreigners, including over
\nthe Christmas\/New Year period,\" it added.<\/p>\n
The department has long advised Australians to defer
\nnonessential travel to Indonesia due to the threat of terrorist
\nattack.<\/p>\n
But Jakarta's new ambassador to Australia, Hamzah Thayeb, said
\nAustralians should not to turn their backs on Indonesia as a
\nvacation destination.<\/p>\n
\"Nobody can be certain what will happen,\" he said. \"Our
\nconcern would be if nobody was coming to Indonesia.\" -- AP<\/p>",
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