JAKARTA, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Military men from Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia will carry out a joint patrol at the countries'sea borders as threat of piracy is escalating after the abductions of 14 Indonesians in the territory, senior security official said here on Monday.
Spokesman of Indonesian Security Chief Ministry Agus R. Barnas said that the joint patrol will secure the sea waters which are also a busy shipping lane for international trade.
Each military officer will patrol in their own territories in the border areas of the three nations, but the patrol will be integrated, Barnas said.
"We will cooperate on a joint patrol. This patrol is coordinated and aims to secure the border areas, and also the shipping lane,"he told Xinhua by phone.
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