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Indonesia Faces Possibility of More Terrorist Attacks

Aired August 06, 2003 - 06:06   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The United States is offering whatever help it can to Indonesia. An al Qaeda-linked terrorist group is suspected of sending a suicide bomber to blow up a Marriott hotel in Jakarta.
We have Atika Shubert live on the phone right now.

Atika -- what's the latest?

ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, if one attack wasn't bad enough, Indonesia is now bracing for the possibility of more terrorist attacks. In particular, Australia's foreign minister has actually been warning its citizens not to go to Indonesia for fear that more attacks could occur.

It's not clear why authorities are putting in those extra security measures, other than the fact that they do want to step up security around the city because of yesterday's attack. What we do know is that police had been warning for several weeks that the Jemaah Islamiyah terror network that you mentioned has been plotting several terrorist attacks, possibly a string of terrorist attacks and not just one. And for that reason, authorities are stepping up security, asking for people to be on high alert for any suspicious activity -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Atika Shubert bringing us up-to-date, live on the phone from Jakarta.

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Aired August 6, 2003 - 06:06   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The United States is offering whatever help it can to Indonesia. An al Qaeda-linked terrorist group is suspected of sending a suicide bomber to blow up a Marriott hotel in Jakarta.
We have Atika Shubert live on the phone right now.

Atika -- what's the latest?

ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, if one attack wasn't bad enough, Indonesia is now bracing for the possibility of more terrorist attacks. In particular, Australia's foreign minister has actually been warning its citizens not to go to Indonesia for fear that more attacks could occur.

It's not clear why authorities are putting in those extra security measures, other than the fact that they do want to step up security around the city because of yesterday's attack. What we do know is that police had been warning for several weeks that the Jemaah Islamiyah terror network that you mentioned has been plotting several terrorist attacks, possibly a string of terrorist attacks and not just one. And for that reason, authorities are stepping up security, asking for people to be on high alert for any suspicious activity -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Atika Shubert bringing us up-to-date, live on the phone from Jakarta.

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