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| Australians warned to stay away from Bali as execution process begins |
| 2008-10-25 |
| Australian tourists are being warned to rethink travelling to Indonesia after the country announced it would soon execute the Bali bombers. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has updated its travel advice for Indonesia, warning the imminent execution of the Muslim trio would compound an already significant terrorism risk. "The Indonesian Government announced on October 24 that the three individuals convicted for involvement in the 2002 Bali bombing would be executed in early November," updated advice on DFAT's Smarttraveller website says. "We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack. "If you do decide to travel to Indonesia, you should exercise extreme caution." The advice states Australian authorities were continuing to receive reports that terrorists were planning attacks against targets including Western interests, and places visited by foreigners. It says there have been "recent arrests of high level terrorist operatives in Indonesia" but terrorists were still planning attacks and "these attacks could take place at any time". "You should take particular care to avoid places known to be terrorist targets," the updated advice states. The website carriers a five-stage threat level for countries, starting at the minimal "Be Alert to Own Security" through to the top "Do Not Travel" rating. Indonesia remains at the fourth tier of "Reconsider your need to travel", and the updated advice has not increased its risk level. "The overall level of the advice has not changed," the advice states. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #1 are they gonna put the executions on liveleak? God willing they will |
| Posted by: chris 2008-10-25 20:46 |