Australian Consulate in Indonesian City Boosts Security After Threat

Australian Consulate in Indonesian City Boosts Security After Threat
The Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov. 21, 2013. Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
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JAKARTA—Australia’s consulate in the Indonesian city of Surabaya boosted security measures on Aug. 23 after a social media post urged militants to “kill” its officials there.

The nation’s Department of Foreign Affairs updated its travel advisory on Aug. 23, noting that Australian officials in Surabaya would not be attending an event at the Airlangga University in the city “due to heightened security concerns”.