waarschuwing aanslag bali

[heerhugo]

VS waarschuwt voor aanslag op Bali
Uitgegeven: 31 december 2009 09:46
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AMSTERDAM - De Amerikaanse ambassade in de Indonesische hoofdstad Jakarta waarschuwt voor het mogelijke gevaar van een bomaanslag op het bij toeristen populaire eiland Bali.
© ANP

Volgens de ambassade moet rekening worden gehouden met de mogelijkheid dat op oudejaarsavond een terreuraanslag wordt gepleegd.

De ambassade baseert de waarschuwing op uitspraken van de gouverneur van Bali.


Zes maanden geleden kwamen bij een dubbele zelfmoordaanslag op hotels in Jakarta zeven mensen om het leven.

Bali was in 2002 en 2005 het doelwit van bloedige aanslagen waarbij meer dan 220 mensen, meest buitenlandse toeristen, de dood vonden.

© Novum

http://www.nu.nl/buitenland/2153594/vs- ... -bali.html

[heerhugo]

Bali denies warning of New Year's Eve attack

23 mins ago
Reuters

Bali denies issuing warning of possible attack
Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:27am EST
(Recats with Bali governor's office denying statement)

JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Indonesian resort island of Bali faces a risk of attack on New Year's Eve, a statement issued by the U.S. 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."

Attacks by Islamic militants on Bali killed more than 200 people in 2002 and 2005.

Officials at the U.S. 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," 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."

(Reporting by Ed Davies, Telly Nathalia and Sunanda Creagh; Editing by Nick Macfie)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE5BU08Q

[Jimbo]

Do not think there are any Dutch speakers left in the forum anymore now that Bert has left. :(

[Nakal]

Well there are but most of them (us) will speak in English anyway 8)

[spicyayam]

Actually there are three that I know of (other than Bert), two who I have met in person.

There seem to be a lot of Dutch living in and around Lovina. I need to try some advertising to get them to join the forum.

[gilbert de jong]

There seem to be a lot of Dutch living in and around Lovina. I need to try some advertising to get them to join the forum.

ehm, maybe a little ad in the lovina pages...shouldn't be that expensive?
or even better try to get an editorial interview...somewhat like ''baliexpats reaching out using the balipod.com forum''..
how long the site is up and running, what it is about, etcetc...

[Markit]

I need to try some advertising to get them to join the forum.

Just offer free bike rides 8)

On the subject of the string my mother in law in Germany called BWW and told her that the planned attack was all over the news in Germany. Glad it wasn't here.