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King Salman’s Bali stay with full security
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All secure: A convoy of vehicles stands by at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrives on Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy of Angkasa Pura I/File)
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pecial forces personnel will secure King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s Bali vacation, a high rank military official has said.
“Of course snipers will be readied, as well as anti-terror and bomb squad personnel,” said the 9th regional military command (Kodam IX Udayana) commander, Maj.Gen. Kustanto Widiatmoko, as quoted by tempo.co on Saturday. He refused to give details on where the security personnel had been deployed.
In terms of sea security, Kustanto said personnel had also been readied 1 mile off the beach behind Saint Regis Hotel where King Salman and his entourage would stay for the next six days. “We have prepared six ships for security patrol on the waters,” he said.
King Salman arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport at 5:53 p.m. local time.
“As many as 2,500 personnel from the police, military and local administrations with different security responsibilities are readied to secure the visit,” said Kustanto.
Separately, Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Petrus Reinhard Golose said 878 police personnel would be provided throughout the king’s visit. “In the first layer, security will be provided by the Saudi Royal family’s security force and the Presidential Security Detail [Paspampres]. We [the police and other personnel] will handle security in the second and third layer,” said Petrus. (mrc/ebf)
