Indonesian Terrorism Threat Prompts U.S., U.K. Alerts (Update1)

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The threat of terrorist attacks in Indonesia prompted the U.S. to issue an alert to its citizens and the U.K. to close its embassy and consulate offices in the capital, Jakarta.

``Reports indicate that terrorists are planning attacks against a wide variety of targets,'' the U.S. State Department said in an e-mailed statement yesterday from Washington. Attacks ``could be directed against any location.''

The U.K. closed its offices yesterday ``in response to a specific bomb threat,'' the Foreign Office said in a statement on its Web site. Thailand's embassy also received a threat, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.