Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks on as fire-fighters work to put out a fire at the State Secretariat building inside the presidential palace compound in Jakarta March 21, 2013, in this picture provided by the Indonesian presidential palace. REUTERS/Abror Rizki/Indonesian Presidential Palace/Handout
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's president has ordered police to step up security around churches over the Christmas holidays following reports of possible attacks.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did not name the groups, but it was a clear reference to Islamic extremists. Though major terror groups have largely been crushed following a series of deadly attacks in the early 2000s, small Muslim extremist cells still operate.
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