Indonesia prepares to face terror attacks
INDONESIA: Indonesia staged an counter-terrorism drill at its stock
exchange Wednesday, mimicking last month’s deadly attacks that killed
172 people in Mumbai, police said.
The Jakarta head of the Special Detachment 88 anti-terror squad, Rudi
Sufahriadi, said the exercise had been requested by President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono to anticipate a terrorist strike such as the one in
the Indian city. “It’s a practice session to gear up for a bigger joint
drill with the military this Sunday,” he added.
The lunchtime exercise involving 400 police simulated an attack and
hostage-taking by militants and included heavily armed members of the
anti-terrorist squad.
Indonesia has a history of violent bombings by Islamist extremists,
but has not suffered a major attack since the 2005 suicide bombings on
Bali that killed 20 people.
JAKARTA
Wednesday, AFP
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