BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!!!!

[RonRon]

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

 

[xebay11]

Re: BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!!

Nothing happen what.

 

[RonRon]

Re: BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!!

Thanks to the alert issued by the US embassy. The terrorist had abondon the bombing mission due to the high alert on sercurity

 

[xebay11]

Re: BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!!

Thanks to the alert issued by the US embassy. The terrorist had abondon the bombing mission due to the high alert on sercurity

Ha Ha yeah right.

 

[General Veers]

Re: BREAKING RED ALERT! Call your friends & relatives if they are in Bali right now!!

SE Asia
Home > Breaking News > SE Asia > Story
Dec 31, 2009

Bali denies issuing warning

<!-- end left side bar -->

The US embassy said the Bali Tourism Board had widely distributed a message from Bali Governor Mangku Pastika warning of an attack. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

<!-- story content : start --> JAKARTA - THE Indonesian resort island of Bali faces a risk of attack on New Year's Eve, a statement issued by the US Embassy quoted the island's governor as saying, but the governor's office denied making any such comment. The statement quoted Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika as saying in a message distributed by the Bali Tourism board: 'There is an indication of an attack to Bali tonight, but please don't panic, but put your security system to full alert.' Officials at the US Embassy in Jakarta could not immediately be reached for further comment. But Putu Suardika, head of public relations at the office of the Bali governor, denied that the governor had made such a statement. 'No, he never said that, either in writing or verbally,' Mr Suardika told Reuters. 'We never put out any warning either written or spoken. Of course we in Bali, because we have had two bombs in the past, have to remain on alert.' Bali police spokesman Gde Sugianyar said police were not aware of a threat and always tried to ensure security was as tight as possible.

'There is no initial indication so far. Everything is running well and secure in Bali. For us, we don't consider whether there is any threat or not but we have been preparing security for the New Year's Eve to be as tight as it can.' Earlier, the US embassy in Indonesia 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. 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', adding: 'US citizens must consider the security and safety preparedness of hotels, residences, restaurants, and entertainment or recreation venues that they frequent.' 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