U.S. Closes All Missions, Citing Security Threat
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The United States is closing all of its diplomatic missions in Indonesia today until further notice because of a security threat, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta announced. No details were revealed.
Islamic militants have launched several bomb attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation, including one in September near the Australian Embassy that killed 9 people.
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