Peaceful Christmas across the country: police

The National Police say Christmas has so far been celebrated peacefully across the country, with no major incidents disrupting the festivities.

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said there had been hitherto no security issues since Christmas masses had begun on Friday evening.

“Nothing is significant; it’s safe throughout Indonesia,” Boy said, adding the police recorded only some traffic accidents nationwide.

He added, nevertheless, the police would remain alert on any possible security threats and would not loosen their security measures.

“We’ve dispatched 150,000 officers (to secure Christmas celebrations); more than a third of our force,” Boy said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.