SYDNEY - Australia has warned its citizens that further bomb attacks in Bali are possible in a travel advisory that reiterates a long-standing official warning against visiting Indonesia. The travel advisory issued late Sunday restates Australiaâs position â initially adopted after the October 2002 Bali bombings â that citizens should defer non-essential travel to Indonesia.âThe possibility of further explosions cannot be ruled out,â the travel advisory warned. âAustralians in Bali should exercise extreme caution, remain in their hotels wherever possible and consider departing if concerned for their safety.â
Australia has warned since earlier this year that it was receiving âa stream of credible reporting suggesting that terrorists are in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Western interests in Indonesiaâ.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the advisory was designed to allow Australians to make an informed choice before travelling to Indonesia. âIn the end itâs a free world, theyâve got to make up their mind whether they want to make the trip of whether they donât and make their own assessments of what the risks are,â he told public radio. âThese are not mandatory orders. What I would say to Australians is read the travel advisory.â