Bali port to get security gate

Bali port to get security gate

DENPASAR, Bali: Police have said they would install a security
gate at Gilimanuk Port on the resort island of Bali to prevent
explosives or dangerous materials from entering the province,
which has twice been attacked by terrorists.

The presence of the security gate at the port connecting Bali
and Java would be crucial in relation to the exodus of Idul Fitri
travelers, Bali Police spokesman Sr. Comr. A.S. Reniban said.

"It's very important because there is a possibility that
crooks or terrorists could make use of the situation amid the
Idul Fitri exodus to smuggle dangerous materials onto Bali," he
said on Wednesday.

Reniban said all goods would have to pass through the security
gate before being loaded onto ferries at the port.

Apart from the security gate, he added, security personnel
stationed at the port were also equipped with metal detectors and
mirrors for vehicle checks.

These measures are aimed at preventing the possibility of a
further terror attack on Bali after the latest bomb blasts on
Oct. 1, which killed 23 people, including three suspected suicide
bombers, Reniban said. --Antara