Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno LP Marsudi confirms that the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (Embassy) in Sanaa, Yemen, not the target of the bombing that occurred at 10:45 local time on Monday, but only affected.
"Once again I reiterate, the Embassy is not the target, but the target affected because of its location near the embassy," he said after a press conference at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), on Monday night.
In a press conference, Minister Natalegawa also strongly condemned the bombing that led to the deaths and injuries of civilians, including Sanaa embassy staff were injured.
Based on preliminary information from the Embassy in Sanaa, Retno said the attack aimed to ammunition depots are located in the region.
As a result of the explosion, he argued, the road around the Embassy Sana'a severely damaged, and many local civilian casualties in the surrounding areas.
Career diplomat who had served in the Netherlands and became the Ambassador of Indonesia in Norway was also expressed that there were no casualties from Indonesian citizen (citizen) who was in the Embassy.
The explosion, according to him, only resulted in two Indonesian diplomats staff and the citizens who fled wounded, damage to the embassy building and the entire vehicle inventory Sanaa there.
Embassy in Sanaa inform, currently there are 17 citizens who are comprised of staff, members of the team and the evacuation of citizens of Jakarta citizens who are being displaced.
Foreign Minister has instructed the Embassy and evacuation team in Sanaa to immediately take the necessary steps to secure the safety of citizens in there.
Retno added, the Indonesian government urged all parties to immediately stop the violence and ask for immediate humanitarian pause applied so that the evacuation of civilians and foreign nationals can be done.
The Indonesian government has so far managed to evacuate 1,981 citizen out of Yemen since December 2014, and to date 1,973 citizen has arrived in Indonesia.
"Once again I reiterate, the Embassy is not the target, but the target affected because of its location near the embassy," he said after a press conference at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), on Monday night.
In a press conference, Minister Natalegawa also strongly condemned the bombing that led to the deaths and injuries of civilians, including Sanaa embassy staff were injured.
Based on preliminary information from the Embassy in Sanaa, Retno said the attack aimed to ammunition depots are located in the region.
As a result of the explosion, he argued, the road around the Embassy Sana'a severely damaged, and many local civilian casualties in the surrounding areas.
Career diplomat who had served in the Netherlands and became the Ambassador of Indonesia in Norway was also expressed that there were no casualties from Indonesian citizen (citizen) who was in the Embassy.
The explosion, according to him, only resulted in two Indonesian diplomats staff and the citizens who fled wounded, damage to the embassy building and the entire vehicle inventory Sanaa there.
Embassy in Sanaa inform, currently there are 17 citizens who are comprised of staff, members of the team and the evacuation of citizens of Jakarta citizens who are being displaced.
Foreign Minister has instructed the Embassy and evacuation team in Sanaa to immediately take the necessary steps to secure the safety of citizens in there.
Retno added, the Indonesian government urged all parties to immediately stop the violence and ask for immediate humanitarian pause applied so that the evacuation of civilians and foreign nationals can be done.
The Indonesian government has so far managed to evacuate 1,981 citizen out of Yemen since December 2014, and to date 1,973 citizen has arrived in Indonesia.
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