Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, October 14, 2002
Indonesian Police Beef up Protection for Foreign Missions
Indonesian armymen and policemen have beefed up security steps in some foreign embassies Monday in the wake of the terrorist blasts in the famous tourist resorts of Bali island, which killed at least 187 people on late Saturday night.
Indonesian army men and policemen have beefed up security steps in some foreign embassies Monday in the wake of the terrorist blasts in the famous tourist resorts of Bali island, which killed at least 187 people on late Saturday night.
The security authorities increased personnel for guarding the US, British and French embassies, as well as residence of some foreign ambassadors from early hours of Monday.
Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said, "We will secure all foreign missions and step up number of security personnel."
The police chief made the statement before participating in a special cabinet meeting which was chaired by President Megawati Soekarnoputri here Monday.
Da'i Bachtiar said the Indonesian police will make all-out efforts to protect all foreign diplomats and secure all foreign missions across the country.
He pledged to continue to cooperate with other security personnel to find out the masterminds of the blasts which not only killed the innocent people, most of them foreign tourists, but also terrorized others.
President Megawati flew to Bali on Sunday morning to pay respect to the location where bombs exploded and visited some hospitals which treated the injured people who are numbered over 300. A local report said the dead victims of the explosions toppled 200.