| Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings | |
| Location | Medan, North Sumatra; Bandung and Ciamis, West Java; Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara[1] |
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| Date | 24 December 2000 |
| Death(s) | 18 |
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On Christmas Eve, 2000, a series of explosions took place in Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah.[2] The attack involved a series of coordinated bombings of churches in Jakarta and eight other cities which killed 18 people and injured many others. A breakdown of the bombings is as follows:[3][4]
- Jakarta: Five Catholic and Protestant churches, including the Roman Catholic Cathedral, were targeted, killing at least three people.
- Pekanbaru: Four police officers killed trying to disarm a bomb; a civilian also died
- Medan: Explosions hit churches
- Bandung: Christian-owned house bombed, killing two
- Batam Island: Three bombs injure 22
- Mojokerto: Three churches bombed; one dead
- Mataram: Three churches bombed
- Sukabumi: Bombings kill three
Two suspects were arrested following the bombings. Indonesian police say they found documents implicating Hambali in the bombings.[5] Abu Bakar Bashir was tried for involvement in the bombings in 2003 but was found not guilty; he was subsequently convicted of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombing.
References
- ^ "Indonesia Backgrounder: How The Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network Operates". International Crisis Group. 2002-12-11. http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=1397. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Turnbull, Wayne (2003-07-03). "A Tangled Web of Southeast Asian Islamic Terrorism: Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network". http://www.terrorismcentral.com/Library/terroristgroups/JemaahIslamiyah/JITerror/WJ2000.html. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- ^ http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/25/indonesia.church.bombs/index.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1087598.stm
- ^ "Statement by the Treasury Department Regarding Today’s Designation of Two Leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah". United States Department of the Treasury. 2003-01-24. http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/kd3796.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
External links
- Jemaah Islamiyah Shown to Have Significant Ties to al Qaeda
- Christmas Eve bombings target Christians
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