Don't walk alone. Use a buddy system. Report any violent act, criminal act, and other states of emergency soon to the local authorities and the Indonesian missions in the country.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Indonesian nationals fell victim to a series of mass shootings in the United States on Wednesday.

"From the information we received from our missions in the US, no Indonesians fell victim to the mass shootings," director of Indonesian citizens’ and legal entities’ protection at the Foreign Ministry, Judha Nugraha, said during an online media briefing in Jakarta on Thursday.

Shortly after learning about the mass shootings, the Indonesian consulates general in Los Angeles and Houston coordinated with the local authorities and Indonesian citizens who happened to be at the scene, he informed.

The mass shootings occurred in three different places and times in the US -- 3:30 p.m. local time at Grant High School, California; 4 p.m. at Walmart Supercenter, Pennsylvania; and 4:50 p.m. at Saint Francis Hospital, Oklahoma, on Wednesday.

In response to the rampant mass shootings, Indonesian missions in the US have stepped up coordination with the local security authorities and are keeping constant contact with the Indonesian community in the country.

The government also called on Indonesian nationals in the US to remain calm, stay alert, and exercise caution.

"Don't walk alone. Use a buddy system. Report any violent act, criminal act, and other states of emergency soon to the local authorities and the Indonesian missions in the country," he advised.

Indonesian nationals must also report themselves through the Peduli WNI Portal and get the Safe Travel app to obtain the latest information and hotline numbers of all Indonesian missions in the US.

The mass shootings in three different places in the US on Wednesday claimed several lives and left several people injured.

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