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Heavy security for Indonesian churches
Tens of thousands of policemen have been deployed at churches across Indonesia after warnings by Western nations that Islamic militants may be plotting Christmas bombings. Indonesian officials downplayed the bulletins, which have become something of a tradition themselves since Christmas Eve bombings at churches across the world's most populous Muslim nation in 2000 killed 19 people. The US Embassy in Jakarta and Australia warned that the threat of an attack over the holiday season was "serious" and "credible" and that foreigners could be targeted. They did not say on what the alert was based on. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-25 |
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