Australia warns citizens about terror threats in Indonesia
By the CNN Wire staff
April 1, 2011 -- Updated 1334 GMT (2134 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Umar Patek is accused of being part of attack in Bali that killed 203
people
* Patek reportedly was arrested in Pakistan on March 2
* Indonesia official says he does not know why Australia issued the warning
(CNN) -- Australian authorities issued a warning Friday to its citizens who may
be traveling to Indonesia that the recent arrest of a terror suspect could lead
to terror attacks there.
"The reported arrest in Pakistan of Umar Patek, an Indonesian national alleged
to be involved in several major terrorist attacks, may increase the risk of
violent responses in Indonesia in the short term," the warning from the
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
Patek is one of the top suspects in the Bali bombings that killed more than 200
people in 2002, Indonesian police have said.
Several news organizations reported Monday that Patek had been arrested in
Pakistan on March 2.
Indonesia has sent a team to Pakistan to confirm that it is indeed Patek that
was arrested.
Michael Tene, spokesman for the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, said he was not
sure why Australia issued the warning.
"As far as I know from our security forces, the police, the situation in
Indonesia is quite normal. I can't speculate on what specific information the
Australian government has that would make them issue this advisory," Tene said.
Patek, an Indonesian of Javanese and Arab descent, is suspected of acting as
the deputy field coordinator of the 2002 bombings in Bali.
Seven Americans were killed in the attacks.
Authorities and security experts say Patek was a member of the terror network
Jemaah Islamiyah, that he took part in the Bali bombings, and that fled to
Mindanao in the Philippines in 2003.
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