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Jakarta on alert in wake of Surakarta blast
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In this file photo, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (right) and Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat speak to journalists after attending a ceremony on National Education Day at Irti Field at the Monument National in Central Jakarta. (Kompas.com/Kurnia Sari Aziza)
T
he Jakarta administration plans to increase public participation in the city’s efforts to prevent terror attacks on the heels of the recent suicide bombing in Surakarta.
Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Wednesday that the administration would maximize the role of the Early Awareness Society Forum (FKDM) to detect suspicious behavior in the city.
"FKDM is like an intelligence body for the administration. We've obtained a lot of information from it so we will strengthen the role of the body," Djarot said.
The deputy governor said he had talked about the plan with representatives from the Indonesian Military and the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopinda) on Tuesday evening.
"We are coordinating with Forkopinda to ensure the city's security because we assume that there are some people linked to the [Surakarta] suicide bomber who want to enter the capital," he said at his official residence in East Kuningan, South Jakarta. (ary)
