BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!
US embassy issues Bali New Year attack warning
JAKARTA : The US embassy in Indonesia on Thursday said it had received warning of a New Year terrorist attack from the governor of the resort island of Bali, the scene of multiple bombings targeting Westerners.
"There is an indication of an attack to Bali tonight," it said in a statement to US citizens carried on its website, quoting a message from Governor Mangku Pastika.
The embassy said the Bali Tourism Board had widely distributed the governor's message, which added: "Please don't panic, but put your security system to full alert."
The embassy said the message had been "shared verbatim for your information" but added that standard consular safety and security recommendations "remain valid".
These remind US citizens that Indonesia has been targeted by "violent elements" repeatedly since the Bali bombings of 2002 that killed 202 people, mainly foreign tourists including 88 Australians.
The embassy advises citizens to keep a "low profile" and be "vigilant and prudent at all times".
"US citizens must consider the security and safety preparedness of hotels, residences, restaurants, and entertainment or recreation venues that they frequent," it says.
Police said 7,000 security personnel including US-trained counter-terrorism units were being deployed around bars and nightclubs on Bali as the island prepared to celebrate the New Year. - AFP/ms
sooner or later Times Square will kena too... so many ppl how to prevent leh...