President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned the suicide bomb attack at a mosque at the Cirebon Police complex during Friday prayers, presidential spokesperson Julian Aldrin Pasha said.
Speaking to reporters at the Cipanas Palace in Bogor, Julian said the President had ordered Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto to address the public on what had happened.
“[The minister] was also ordered to coordinate with the police,” Julian said.
The President left the Presidential Palace in Jakarta for Bogor in preparation for a working meeting that will be held at the Cipanas Palace on Monday, Julian said. The President is also expected to meet Japanese ambassador to Indonesia, Kojiro Shiojori, in Cipanas on Sunday.
