Indonesian security forces in West Java are conducting an anti-terror drill. The fear of terrorist attacks was heightened after the discovery of a militant Islamic training camp in Aceh last month.<br /><br />Indonesian security forces conducted an anti-terror drill in West Java on Tuesday. The exercise followed a series of raids across the archipelago after the discovery of a militant Islamic training camp in Aceh (AH chay) last month.<br /><br />The two-day exercise, involving more than 600 people, was conducted in a local hotel and at the Indonesia Stock Market building and includes a simulation of a hotel and building siege.<br /><br />Police officers could be seen practicing jumping out of a helicopter using ropes above the ground to evacuate hostages.<br /><br />Last week Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said a terrorist training camp in Aceh Province was preparing militants to launch attacks.<br /><br />Police have detained 21 suspected members of the terror group in Aceh and Java, while two have been killed.<br /><br />Police are still hunting for about 30 members of the group in a jungle area in Aceh.<br /><br />The staunch Muslim province of Aceh suffered a separatist conflict for many years before a peace deal was struck with Jakarta in 2005.
