The British and Thai embassies in Indonesia have been closed after bomb threats sparked a security alert, the government has said. The British embassy shuttered its building in Jakarta's central business district on Friday and closed a consular facility in a neighbouring office block that is home to several foreign media organisations and near hotels frequented by Westerners. Police deployed bomb squads and anti-terror teams in force to the area and said they were taking the threat seriously against it and the nearby Thai embassy. Dozens of extra police, some carrying rifles, were on guard outside the two embassies on Friday. Several armoured vehicles were also stationed outside.