US to Americans in Indonesia: ‘Get Out Now!’

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Apr 15, 2020

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By: Ainur Rohmah

On April 14, Heather Variava, the Charge d’Affairs at the US Embassy in Jakarta, delivered an astonishing message telling all Americans to get out of Indonesia and offering to put them in a program to evacuate them back to the United States:

“I want to strongly encourage you to return home now,” Variava (above) broadcast on Instagram. “T…

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