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The U.S. State Department warned citizens from traveling to

The U.S. State Department warned citizens from traveling to
Indonesia, saying the potential for terrorist attacks in the
Southeast Asian nation remains high. "Attacks could occur at any
time," the agency said on its Web site. "The potential remains
for violence and terrorist actions." Indonesia is battling Jamaah
Islamiyah, a group it alleges has links to the al-Qaeda terrorist
network, which it blames for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed
at least 202, including seven Americans. The organization also is
blamed for a car bomb at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta that
killed 12 people and another at the Australian Embassy in
September 2004 that killed nine. There hasn't been a major
terrorist attack in Indonesia since the Australian Embassy
bombing. -- Bloomberg

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