REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Army Chief of Staff General Mulyono urged members of society to increase early detection efforts over the recent terrorist bombings at three churches and at the Surabaya Police Headquarters, East Java. The two incidents claimed 22 lives and injured dozens others.

"We need to increase awareness and early detection and involve elements of intelligence agencies to deal with terrorism. All components of society need to be involved," Mulyono noted at the Army Headquarters in Jakarta, Monday.

The Army is ready to assist the police in combating terrorism, if needed. However, the most important aspect is to step up vigil.

"We do not know where the terrorist locations are. It can be said that they can control their actions and can detonate bombs everywhere, so there needs to be an early detection," the four-star general pointed out.