Yogyakarta warned of terrorism

Yogyakarta warned of terrorism

YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
ordered intelligence bodies to gather information on the possible
entry of international terrorists into the province, Yogyakarta
Police chief Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said here on Friday.

"We have been told to be more vigilant against the possibility
of terrorist infiltration into the province. They could pretend
to be tourists as Yogyakarta is a very popular tourist
destination," he told reporters at the sidelines of a regional
intelligence bodies (Bakorinda) coordination meeting held at the
provincial administration office at Kepatihan complex.

Bakorinda consists of three intelligence services: military,
police and the provincial administration.

Saleh said that keeping Yogyakarta peaceful required hard work
and good cooperation between security personnel and other
regional government boards as well as various elements of
society.

He said that the potential threats to Yogyakarta's security
did not only come from local terrorists but also from overseas
ones such international terrorist networks.

Saleh, however, said that intelligence bodies had yet to find
any evidence of the existence of international terrorists in
Yogyakarta.

The intelligence meeting was for the first time held at the
provincial administration office, following the implementation of
the law on regional autonomy, effective June 1, 2001. Similar
intelligence meetings were previously held at the regional police
headquarters or military resort command. (44)