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C. Java Police to deploy 20,000 personnel to secure Christmas celebrations
More than 20,000 police officers will be deployed to secure Christmas celebrations in Central Java, Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Condro Kirono said on Monday.
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A welder works on a wheelchair access ramp on Dec. 18 at the Jakarta Cathedral in Central Jakarta. Churches are getting ready across the country to celebrate Christmas. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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ore than 20,000 police officers will be deployed to secure Christmas celebrations in Central Java, Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Condro Kirono said on Monday
“We will ensure that people can celebrate Christmas in peace,” he said, noting that the deployment would be concentrated at churches and other venues used as a house of worship on Christmas Day.
The police will begin the operation, the Lilin Candi Operation, on Dec. 22.
Among the 2,800 churches in 35 regencies and municipalities in Central Java, 180 churches have a more stringent security detail in place. (vla/dmr)
