We had some advice a few days ago of a possible terrorist attack in Jakarta focusing on Western-style hotels and we changed our travel advisory to take that into account, ... But we didn't have any information on a specific attack on the Australian Embassy at this time, though there have been, over a long period of time, concerns that this could happen.

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