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Police heighten security of Jakarta train stations ahead of Idul Fitri
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Travelers wait for their train at Gambir Station in Central Jakarta on July 5 to take them to their hometowns for Idul Fitri celebrations. (JP/Muhammad Reza)
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n the heels of the suicide bombings at Kampung Melayu terminal in East Jakarta last week, the Jakarta Police have heightened security in Gambir and Senen stations, which serve middle and long distance journeys from Jakarta to other cities in central and eastern Java, ahead of Idul Fitri.
The police have deployed four units of K9, or golden retrievers, to secure those stations.
"K9 will be prepared at stations where the passengers depart to take middle and long travel from Jakarta to several regions such as West Java, Central Java and East Java," PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) spokesman Suprapto said as quoted by kompas.com on Monday.
Besides K9, hundreds of police and military officers will guard 107 stations as part of Operation Region (DAOP) I, including Cikampek, Sukabumi and Merak stations.
The security officers will consist of 20 garrisons, 134 Jakarta police officers, 56 West Java police officers and 56 Banten police officers. (cal/wit)
