By Abu Hanifah
JAKARTA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo confirmed that national security remained under full control after string of religious-related violence that took civilian lives this month.
The confirmation came out after the president's serial visits to leaders of prominent Muslim groups, police's special unit and elite units in the military in the last two weeks, aimed at assuring to get pledges of support and readiness of those key elements in guaranteeing the stability of the country.
Anxieties emerged among minorities in the country that mostly inhabited by Muslims after the massive demonstrations staged by Muslim hardliners and an explosion in a church perpetrated by a former terror convict in East Kalimantan province.
The two events have claimed two lives and injured dozens others. The explosion in the church on Sunday killed a 2-year-old toddler who had just prayed in the church along with her parents. Three other toddlers suffered from burn injuries from the explosion.
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