Surabaya- Police have intensified security precautions at European and US consulates following widespread demonstrations over the publication of cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper which were later published in several other papers in Europe, a police spokesman said.
"The police personnel reinforcement is aimed at anticipating further demontrastions and at training newly recruited police personnel," Surabaya Police Chief Snr Commr Anang Iskandar said on the sidelines of security precautions during a demonstration of Hizbuttahrir Indonesia in front of the US consulate here on Wednesday.
He said further that as many as 900 police officers were dispatched to secure the US, German and Dutch consulates at Jalan dr Soetomo and Jl dr Wahidin here.
Earlier 400 to 500 police personnel were sent to secure the area and another 200 to secure the Danish honorary consulate at jalan Sambar.
"The force will be evaluated in accordance with the development of the situation," he added.
Police also set up a police line about 100 meters from the office buildings
"The police personnel reinforcement is aimed at anticipating further demontrastions and at training newly recruited police personnel," Surabaya Police Chief Snr Commr Anang Iskandar said on the sidelines of security precautions during a demonstration of Hizbuttahrir Indonesia in front of the US consulate here on Wednesday.
He said further that as many as 900 police officers were dispatched to secure the US, German and Dutch consulates at Jalan dr Soetomo and Jl dr Wahidin here.
Earlier 400 to 500 police personnel were sent to secure the area and another 200 to secure the Danish honorary consulate at jalan Sambar.
"The force will be evaluated in accordance with the development of the situation," he added.
Police also set up a police line about 100 meters from the office buildings
Source:
ANTARA News
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