{"id":71348,"date":"2016-02-26T02:27:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T07:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=71348"},"modified":"2017-01-29T03:29:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T08:29:47","slug":"indonesia-downplays-aussie-warning-about-possible-terror-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/02\/26\/indonesia-downplays-aussie-warning-about-possible-terror-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia downplays Aussie warning about possible terror attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_42827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42827\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shutterstock_157218851.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42827\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42827\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shutterstock_157218851.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shutterstock_157218851.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shutterstock_157218851-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JAKARTA\u2014Indonesian officials have downplayed a warning issued by Australia about possible terror attacks being planned in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A travel advisory published Thursday on the website of Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warned that &#8220;Recent indications suggest that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the advisory, Indonesian police Brigadier General Agus Rianto stressed that Indonesia remained a safe country, and the county&#8217;s police and military continued working together to maintain security across the archipelago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone, wherever they are, can carry on with their activities,&#8221; said the brigadier general; however, he added that his office still took the warning seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing Agus Rianto, Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the government has worked out strategies to deal with any possible terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there&#8217;s a warning from a foreign country, we accept it as an advice. But we also want to tell the world that Indonesia is safe,&#8221; Pramono said at the State Palace in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Pramono added that the police and military have beefed up security across the nation, especially at airports and sea ports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to search for any (terrorist) networks and cells (in Indonesia). We&#8217;re also trying very hard to improve our counter-terrorism law,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia has been cracking down on suspected militants since the terror attack in the country&#8217;s capital last month in which eight people were killed, including four attackers. The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAKARTA\u2014Indonesian officials have downplayed a warning issued by Australia about possible terror attacks being planned in the country. 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