US closes Embassy in Indonesia Citing Security Threat

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The American Embassy and consulates here closed Thursday because of an unspecified security threat, and U.S. officials repeated an earlier warning to Americans of a possible terrorist attack in Indonesia.

The U.S. actions come a week after Australia urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Indonesia because of a warning by police in Jakarta about possible suicide bombings, particularly at embassies, international schools, office buildings and shopping malls.

Indonesian police repeated the warning Thursday, saying two terror suspects - Malaysians Azahari bin Husin and Noordin Mohamed Top - may be planning fresh attacks in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country.

It was not clear, however, whether this warning was the cause of alarm for U.S. officials, and an Indonesian police spokesman said authorities knew of no specific threat against Americans.



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and no nukes...

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