U.S. reopens missions in RI

JAKARTA: The United States resumed on Tuesday its diplomatic missions in Indonesia after closing its doors on Thursday last week due to heightened fears of a terror attack.

The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, the Consulate General in Surabaya, and the Consular offices in Bali and Medan reopened to the public on Tuesday, but maintained the travel warning for American citizens over possible attacks in Indonesia.

The embassy stated on its website that only visa applicants with appointments scheduled on Tuesday were allowed to enter. Visa applicants whose interviews had been scheduled on May 26 or May 27, may come for interview on Wednesday.

U.S. officials have declined to disclose the precise nature of the threat that prompted Thursday's closures. Indonesian police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said intelligence reports, which had reached him said terrorist groups might launch a strike on the U.S. Embassy as they possessed a map of the embassy. -- JP