The upcoming Asian-African Summit to be held in Indonesia has been put under tight security since terrorist attacks still pose a possible threat, top security officers said in Bandung and Jakarta Friday.

Some 30,000 policemen and 5,000 soldiers are to be deployed to secure the security of the Asian-African Summit scheduled for April 22-23 in Jakarta and the celebration of the 1955 Asian-African Conference to be held on April 24 in Bandung, the capital Province of West Java, they said.

Major General Sriyanto, military commander for Siliwangi Command, said in Bandung that the security of the celebration would focus on the possible terrorist threat.

"There were 22 troubled spots in the city (of Bandung) that we must pay attention to," he said.

Meanwhile, Jakarta Police Chief Inspector General Firman Gani said Friday that some 30,000 policemen and 5,000 army men are to be deployed to safeguard the Asia-Africa Summit and the celebration in Bandung.

"The most possible threats are terrorists and bombings," he said.

Altogether 123 countries and 56 heads of state have confirmed their participation to the summit.

Asia and Africa are home to 4.6 billion people, accounting for 73 percent of the world population.

Source: Xinhua