Australia warns of possible new terror attacks in RI<\/p>\n
Associated Press
\nSydney<\/p>\n
Australia has warned its citizens against traveling to
\nIndonesia, saying it has credible evidence that terrorists are in
\nthe \"advanced stages\" of plotting a terror attack before the end
\nof the year.<\/p>\n
In a revised travel advisory issued late on Friday, the
\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it continued \"to
\nreceive a stream of credible reporting suggesting that terrorists
\nare in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Western
\ninterests in Indonesia.\"<\/p>\n
\"Recent new information suggests that terrorists may be
\nplanning attacks to occur before the end of 2005,\" it added.<\/p>\n
The department advised Australians to avoid all nonessential
\ntravel to Indonesia and warned those already in the archipelago
\nnation to consider leaving immediately.<\/p>\n
\"Attacks could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia and
\ncould be directed at any locations known to be frequented by
\nforeigners,\" the advisory warned.<\/p>\n
Hotels, schools, shopping centers, restaurants, bars,
\nembassies and \"other areas where Westerners tend to gather\" were
\nall listed as possible targets.<\/p>\n
Australian interests have been the target of several terrorist
\nattacks in Indonesia in recent years.<\/p>\n
Four Australians were among the 23 people killed by suicide
\nbombers on the popular resort island of Bali on Oct. 1 this year,
\nand 88 Australians were also killed in the October 2002 Bali
\nnightclub bombings.<\/p>\n
The Australian Embassy was also targeted by suicide bombers in
\nSeptember last year, killing 11 people, none of them Australian.<\/p>\n
\"The 1 October Bali bombings and bomb attack outside the
\nAustralian Embassy on 9 September, 2004, underscore that the
\nthreat to Australians in Indonesia is real,\" the advisory said.
\n\"The possibility of another attack against Australians cannot be
\nruled out.\"<\/p>",
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