( CNN ) -- Australian authorities issued a warning Friday to its citizens who may be traveling to Indonesia that the recent arrest of a terror suspect could lead to terror attacks there . `` The reported arrest in Pakistan of Umar Patek , an Indonesian national alleged to be involved in several major terrorist attacks , may increase the risk of violent responses in Indonesia in the short term , '' the warning from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said . Patek is one of the top suspects in the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people in 2002 , Indonesian police have said . Several news organizations reported Monday that Patek had been arrested in Pakistan on March 2 . Indonesia has sent a team to Pakistan to confirm that it is indeed Patek that was arrested . Michael Tene , spokesman for the Indonesian Foreign Ministry , said he was not sure why Australia issued the warning . `` As far as I know from our security forces , the police , the situation in Indonesia is quite normal . I ca n't speculate on what specific information the Australian government has that would make them issue this advisory , '' Tene said . Patek , an Indonesian of Javanese and Arab descent , is suspected of acting as the deputy field coordinator of the 2002 bombings in Bali . Seven Americans were killed in the attacks . Authorities and security experts say Patek was a member of the terror network Jemaah Islamiyah , that he took part in the Bali bombings , and that fled to Mindanao in the Philippines in 2003 . CNN 's Kathy Quiano contributed to this report .
Umar Patek is accused of being part of attack in Bali that killed 203 people . Patek reportedly was arrested in Pakistan on March 2 . Indonesia official says he does not know why Australia issued the warning .