U.S. reopens missions in RI

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