Rampant bombs

Rampant bombs

Bombings have been occurring sporadically in Indonesia since the country began its messy transition to democracy in 1998.

Again on Monday at 8:30 a.m. (01.30 GMT), a bomb explosion rocked Indonesia's legislative assembly building, although it did not claim any victim and caused only minor damage.

Yesterday's blast was deemed as the latest blow to Indonesia, which is already grappling with Muslim militant groups and ethnic rebellions.

Bombings are terrorist acts. Terrorist bombings can happen any time and any place without warning.

Bombs are planted in strategic places, as what happened last year at the Jakarta Stock Exchange building, which is one of the modern economic centers in Indonesia.

Terrorizing the stock exchange with a bomb is an attempt to frighten indirectly businessmen who would like to invest in the country.

One of the most dramatic and catastrophic bombings in Indonesia was the one in Bali in October last year, which claimed more than 200 lives, mostly foreigners.

To ruin Indonesia's resort island of Bali is to ruin Indonesia's image in other countries, whose people traditionally know more about the island than Indonesia as a whole.

However, all things that have happened seem to have brought no contentment to the hearts of the terrorists.

All of these facts have led us to believe that the police are unable to identify the bombers and trace the sources of bomb raw materials.

The police were admired for their swiftness in arresting the perpetrators of the Bali bombing incident, but such admiration could also make them fail to care about themselves.

Frankly speaking, the police remain unable to make us feel safe and secure from bomb threats, which are increasingly getting rampant. -- Media Indonesia, Indonesia