Yep, but can't help to feel uneasy at how carefree those people are around that major public square. While I gazed uncomfortably at every unattended bags placed near the cathedrals.
Yes, the extra securities deployed near European / American embassies were due to Australian intel info. The bomber were apprehended on the Saturday that week. For an attack scheduled on the week after. This arrest includes the jihadi bride... an ISIS customary. The annoying thing is that the IM gangs were actively dismissing the anti-terrorism raid as a political cover for the Jakarta governor's blasphemy trial. This is just like those "middle east moderates" all over again, pretentious, secretly ISIS-supporting perverts. The agenda is that 1. Because ISIS is fighting against Shia establishment. 2. ISIS can be easily dismissed as American's fault in Iraq. 3. ISIS can be easily dismissed as heretic as they have too many fatwas that are not aligned to the actual religion.
Extreme vetting suggested by Trump? I bet the snitches are mostly regular peaceful Muslims like that German Syrian heroes and Shah-Rukh Khan in "My Name is Khan" movie. And just like FBI in the movie and feckless Belgian police, nobody would take them seriously until the attack really happened.