JP\/12\/REAX<\/p>\n
RI condemns London attacks, no Indonesian injured so far<\/p>\n
Ivy Susanti
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Indonesian government has condemned the terrorist attacks
\nin London on Thursday, in which 33 people were confirmed killed
\nand hundreds injured.<\/p>\n
Marty Natalegawa, foreign ministry spokesman, said the
\ngovernment had been shocked by the news and offered its sympathy
\nto the victims of the blast, which rocked the London subway and
\nripped open at least one packed double-decker bus during the
\nmorning rush hour.<\/p>\n
"We are appalled by the news of the terrible acts of terrorism
\nthat struck London. We condemn these acts, which remind us that
\nsuch acts of terrorism can strike any place at any time, causing
\ngreat suffering to innocents. We express our sympathy to those
\nwho have lost their family members and friends in the explosions
\nand pray for the wounded, for their speedy recovery," he told The
\nJakarta Post on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He confirmed that an Indonesian, Agus Warcoko, had sustained a
\nminor injury in the blast. Agus, the deputy general manager of
\nthe London branch of Bank Negara Indonesia, was on the bus when
\nthe explosion occurred.<\/p>\n
"He is being treated at a nearby hotel, which is also
\nsheltering many victims who suffered minor injuries," Marty, who
\nhas been nominated for the post of ambassador to the United
\nKingdom and Ireland, said.<\/p>\n
The blasts took place in four places -- three at busy
\nunderground train stations and one on the bus, according to BBC
\nNews. The explosions hit the Aldgate East-Liverpool Street Tube
\nStations, Edgware Road Tube Station, King's Cross Tube-Russel
\nSquare and on a bus that was cruising on Woburn Place, which is
\nclose to Russel Square.<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a press conference in
\nthe middle of the Group of Eight industrialized countries summit
\nin Gleneagles, Scotland, that "it is reasonably clear that there
\nhave been a series of terrorist attacks in London".<\/p>\n
Marty said the embassy in UK had warned, after the attacks,
\nIndonesian nationals to remain alert.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Embassy is located in the vicinity of Grosvenor
\nSquare, across from the U.S. Embassy. Eddy Pratomo, charge
\nd'affaires at the Indonesian Embassy, said that both embassies
\nremained alert to any possible security threat.<\/p>\n
"The U.S. embassy is getting well-prepared. So are we," he
\nsaid over the telephone from London.<\/p>\n
He said the embassy was cooperating with the UK foreign
\nministry to get the latest updates on the incident.<\/p>\n
Eddy said that mobile communications crashed in the aftermath
\nof the explosions. "Our mobile connections are jammed. We are
\nexperiencing difficulties in getting information about the
\nsituation," he said.<\/p>",
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