E. Java police to step up security during Xmas

E. Java police to step up security during Xmas

SURABAYA: East Java provincial police chief Ins. Gen. Sutanto
has called on Muslims and Christians to intensify their joint
efforts to maintain security ahead of the Christmas holidays,
which last year saw a spate of bomb attacks by suspected Muslim
terrorists on Christians and their holy worship areas.

"The police will involve Muslims and Christians to maintain
the security over Christmas. This mutual respect will be good for
our nation," he said here Thursday in response to questions about
what the police had done to prevent the Christmas celebration
from being marred by the terror which took place throughout the
province last year.

He added that the police would secure churches on Christmas
Day and mosques during Idul Fitri.

"We'll work together with Christian and Muslim youths to keep
this province disorder-free and foster religious togetherness,"
he added.

Most of the bombing cases from last year remain unsolved and
the perpetrators are still presumed to be roaming freely in
Indonesia. --Antara