Security Beefed Up In Indonesia Ahead Of Year-End Holiday Season

Published date23 December 2022
Publication titleASEAN Tribune

23 December 2022 (NAM NEWS NETWORK) JAKARTA, Dec 23 (NNN-XINHUA) - Indonesian authorities have tightened security measures across the archipelago, in a bid to prevent terrorist attacks and other crimes, ahead of Christmas and year-end holidays.

Early this month, a suicide bombing occurred at Astanaanyar Police Station, in Bandung, West Java province, with an officer killed and several others injured. The attack was carried out by a 34-year-old local man, affiliated with the ISIS-inspired group, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).

After the incident, more than...

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