Dr M: US approach will not reduce terrorist threats

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Asian governments cannot defeat terrorism through military means but needs political courage to address the root causes of the scourge, Malaysia said today.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the government was on the alert and would increase surveillance after Tuesday's deadly car bomb blast outside the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta which killed at least 10 people.

But he warned terrorism would continue to haunt the region and the world unless the root causes were removed.

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