Global and regional terrorists have started to expand their threat to Indonesia, Antara news agency Sunday quoted National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Djoko Santoso as saying.
"We have to admit that the threat of terrorism is already in Indonesia ," Antara news agency quoted the military chief as saying.
The threat in the country could come in the form of physical violence and other acts such as bombing threats conveyed by telephone, he added.
"As we know, terrorist acts have happened in Mumbai, India and in Thailand. We have detected and prevented such acts from happening in Indonesia," he said on Saturday in Blitar, East Java province.
"At a recent Asia-Pacific Military Commanders Conference in Bali, we agreed on a common perception in the management of terrorism," he said.
"It is said in the law that one of the TNI's tasks is to overcome all forms of terrorism in Indonesia. Of course we cannot do it ourselves and therefore we will continue to coordinate with both the national and regional police," Djoko Santoso said.
In addition, he also asked for the people's active participation in the efforts to combat terrorism in Indonesia.
Some cities, including Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta and its resort island Bali, suffered bomb attacks in 2002 and 2004, claiming hundreds of people's lives.
Source: Xinhua
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