U.S. warns of terror attacks in RI

U.S. warns of terror attacks in RI

INDONESIA: The U.S. State Department warned on Saturday that
terrorists were planning more attacks against Western targets in
Indonesia over Christmas and New Year, and reiterated advice to
its citizens not to travel to the country.

The U.S. State Department's move follows similar warnings by
other foreign governments earlier this week that militants
belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah terror group
were plotting more bombings.

"The department reminds Americans that the terrorist threat in
Indonesia continues and may increase over the December-January
holiday period," according to a statement on its website.
"Reports indicate that terrorists are planning attacks against a
wide variety of targets."

Jamaah Islamiyah has been blamed for three terror attacks in
Indonesia in the past two years, including the 2002 Bali
nightclub bombings in which 202 people were killed, seven of them
Americans. --AP