U.S. Closes Embassy, Offices in Indonesia

United States Closes Embassy, All Diplomatic Offices in Indonesia, Citing Security Threat

The United States closed its embassy and all other diplomatic offices in Indonesia Thursday, citing a security threat.
The decision comes a week after Australia urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Indonesia because of a warning by police in Jakarta about possible suicide bombings, particularly at embassies, international schools, office buildings and shopping malls.In an e-mailed statement, U.S. officials said the American embassy in Jakarta, the consulate in the city of Surabaya and all other American government facilities would be closed. They also reaffirmed earlier warnings that the threat of terrorism in Indonesia "remains high," but did not elaborate on what led to the closings Thursday.