REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Jakarta Police have increased security at foreign embassies as part of the efforts to anticipate acts of terror during the New Year's Eve celebrations.

"We have stepped up security at the embassies," Jakarta Police spokesperson Senior Commissioner Mohammad Iqbal stated here on Thursday.

Iqbal remarked that the police had increased the number of personnel to intensify security measures at offices bearing the symbols of foreign countries.

He urged the hotel manager to boost vigilance to guard against terror threats.