Bomb blast in Indonesia has no link with Bush's visit
www.chinaview.cn 2006-11-15 23:27:18

    JAKARTA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Police chief General Sutanto said here Wednesday that last week's bomb blast at an A and W fast food outlet in East Jakarta had nothing to do with the planned visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to Indonesia on Nov.20.

    "It (the bomb explosion) has no link with the security arrangements for the planned visit of Bush," the police chief said when asked if the police had tightened security ahead of the U.S. president's visit due to the bomb blast.

    He said that as a good host, Indonesia had to prepare everything well, including security arrangements for any state guest who came from any other country.

    "The head of our state also enjoys a moment of good treatment if he or she is on an overseas visit," Antara news agency quoted Sutanto as saying.

    The blast from a low explosive bomb occurred at an A and W fastfood outlet in the Kramat Jati Indah Plaza, East Jakarta, on Saturday (Nov. 11), injuring one person.

    The victim has been suspected to be the man behind the blast.

    The explosion occurred in the runup to President Bush's planned visit to Indonesia on Nov. 20. The planned visit sparked protest and rallies in various parts of the country.

    Talks during the Bush visit are expected to focus on six topics, namely Indonesia's desire to attract more U.S. investment, cooperation in biofuel development, education, the fight against bird flu, natural disaster handling and information technology.

Editor: Mu Xuequan
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