Police were probing unconfirmed reports that a suicide bomber was planning an attack during US President George W. Bush's visit to Indonesia, where thousands rallied against American foreign policy in the Middle East and the Iraq war.
Hundreds of anti-Bush students also tried to seal off McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Dunkin' Donut restaurants in two cities in the world's most populous Muslim nation, at times clashing with police.
A massive security cordon was thrown around Bogor, a presidential retreat on the Jakarta's southern outskirts, where Bush is scheduled to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a close ally in Washington's war on terror.
Thousands of police and rifle-toting soldiers patrolled the streets, barbed wire fences were set up along the roads and several trucks were mounted with water cannons for Bush's six-hour state visit.
Demonstrations by Islamic hard-liners, students, housewives and taxi drivers have been staged every day this month and nearly 10,000 turned out in Bogor, some holding banners that said, "Bush is a terrorist."
Source: Police probe Bush suicide bomber reports - World - smh.com.au
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