Mega appeals for calm<\/p>\n
President Megawati Soekarnoputri called for calm and urged people
\nto remain on the alert following Thursday's huge bomb blast in
\nfront of the Australian Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"I ask all Indonesians to stay united in fighting terrorism.
\nEverybody should remain calm and alert,\" the President said after
\nvisiting bomb victims at the Metropolitan Medical Center Hospital
\nclose to the bomb site. Seven people were killed and 161 injured
\nin the blast.<\/p>\n
She said it was difficult for the police to detect the
\nplanning of such incidents without the help of the public.<\/p>\n
\"Please watch over your own neighborhoods and inform the
\nauthorities should you find something suspicious,\" Megawati said.<\/p>\n
The President visited the bomb site soon after she flew in
\nfrom Brunei Darussalam to attend the wedding of Crown Prince
\nMuhtadee Billah Bolkiah. She cut short her visit upon learning of
\nthe bombing, which occurred just 11 days before presidential
\nelection runoff.<\/p>\n
Megawati consoled the victims during her visit to the
\nhospital, where she was accompanied by Cabinet ministers and her
\nhusband, Taufik Kiemas.<\/p>\n
\"Let us condemn this incident that has taken the lives of
\ninnocent people. I also express my deepest condolences to the
\nfamilies of the victims,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Megawati said she would talk to Australian Prime Minister John
\nHoward as soon as possible. The President is slated to meet
\nvisiting Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer on
\nFriday.--JP<\/p>",
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