British, Thai embassies in Indonesia closed after bomb alert
AFP, Jakarta
The British and Thai embassies in Indonesia were closed yesterday after bomb threats that sparked a major security alert in the world's largest Muslim-populated country as it struggled to cope with the tsunami disaster. The British embassy shuttered its building in Jakarta's central business district and closed a consular facility in a neighbouring office block that is home to several foreign media organisations and near hotels frequented by Westerners. Police deployed bomb squads and anti-terror teams in force to the area and said they were taking seriously the threat against it and the nearby Thai embassy. Around 30 police, some carrying rifles, were on guard outside the closed Thai embassy Friday. An armoured vehicles as well as a police bus and truck were parked outside.
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