On Thursday night, the West Java Police headquarters appeared deserted. The doors to the lobby of the main building were closed. The large parking lot in front of the building was empty. The only visible security was at the entrance checkpoint. The lights in several of the buildings, including the main one, had been turned off. No obvious signs of activity could be seen from outside the headquarters on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta in Bandung.

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