Jakarta Police have deployed more police personnel, detectives and intelligence officers in residential areas where foreigners live across the city in the wake of the second Bali bombing on Oct. 1.

Jakarta police chief Insp. General Firman Gani said on Friday that based on their analysis, terrorist groups would always target foreign interests, including foreign embassies, and places frequented by foreigners.

Firman said that he had declared the city on full alert since Saturday and had readied two-thirds of its 26,000 police officers to secure the capital against a possible terrorist attack.

"We have increased our surveillance in residential areas where many foreigners live by doubling our intelligence personnel and detectives. We have conducted random checks on cars, houses and buildings in those areas," he was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.

Firman said that the police would continue to be on full alert.

Three suicide bomb attacks destroyed two cafes and a restaurant in Bali resort island last Saturday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 124 others. Jakarta Police announced afterwards that they had increased security measures around the capital.

The National Police declared Indonesia on full alert last Sunday.

Source: Xinhua