Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings

Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Location Medan, North Sumatra; Bandung and Ciamis, West Java; Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara[1]
Date 24 December 2000
Death(s) 18

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.

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Bombing locations

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

Arrests

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.

In popular culture

The Indonesian progressive metal band Kekal has cited the bombings as an inspiration for its song "Mean Attraction," which appeared on its third full-length album, The Painful Experience.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. [dead link]
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/25/indonesia.church.bombs/index.html. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Arrests follow church bombings". BBC News. 2000-12-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1087598.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ mpomusic; Lord Rogoth, Negatyfus, Shamgar, Stefan, Natan, Daffie K. (January 25-30th 2002). "An interview with... Kekal". Art for the Ears. http://www.artfortheears.nl/NL/r/i/kekal.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 

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