JAKARTA - Indonesian observers said that the death of Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaida and alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, would not lead to a weakening of Indonesia's antiterrorism strategy, local media reported here on Tuesday.

National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Nanan Sukarna said that the police would increase monitoring of local terrorist groups in anticipation of potential reprisals for bin Laden's death.

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Nanan added that he hoped bin Laden's death would serve as a blow to local terrorists. "I hope his death will weaken the power of local terrorist groups," Nanan said.

Others, however, warned that killing bin Laden was not the same as killing radicalism.

"Do not be too overjoyed by Osama's death. His death doesn't necessarily mean the end of radicalism on Earth," religious leader Said Aqil Siradj said on Monday.

According to Said, the chairman of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, everyone should realize that US forces only managed to kill bin Laden and not radicalism. "We have to stay vigilant. Our commitment to resist radicalism should not fade away," he said.

Bin Laden was killed on Sunday night in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in a covert operation by the US military.

House of Representatives deputy speaker Priyo Budi Santoso said that even though bin Laden had been killed, his ideology of terror was still alive.

Teguh Juwarno, a legislator on House's Commission I on defense and security, agreed. "Osama's death should create momentum to carry out persuasive action and to maximize the role of intelligence agencies in handling terrorism in Indonesia."

Jakarta Islamic State University Professor Ismail Hasani said on Monday that the death of bin Laden would have no significant effect on local terrorists.

"I believe that most acts of local terrorism are spawned by domestic, sociopolitical issues, such as social tensions and religious conflict, rather than an international terrorist agenda," Ismail said.

He said there was a connection between local groups and bin Laden's network. "However, it exists only at the ideological level and not at the operational level," Ismail was quoted as saying by the Jakarta Post.

"Local terrorism networks are currently more decentralized than before," antiterrorism expert Solahuddin said, when asked about the local impact of bin Laden's death.

Local terrorist groups had also changed their strategy moving away from large-scale attacks, Solahuddin said.

"These so-called 'jihadist cells' have become small, comprised of only a few members or even just one individual," he said, adding that these cells would not need funding from bin Laden's network.