Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Military navigation". On 24 December 2000, a series of explosions took place in Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah.[1] The attack, which occurred on Christmas Eve, involved a series of coordinated bombings of churches in Jakarta and eight other cities which killed 18 people and injured many others.
Bombing locations
A breakdown of the bombings is as follows:[2]
- Jakarta: Five Catholic and Protestant churches, including the Roman Catholic Cathedral, were targeted, killing at least three people.
- Pekanbaru: Four police officers were killed trying to disarm a bomb; a civilian also died
- Medan: Explosions hit churches
- Bandung: Bomb exploded during production, three suspects died
- Batam Island: Three bombs injured 22
- Mojokerto: Three churches bombed; one dead. One of them is the Eben Haezer church in Jalan Raden Ajeng Kartini. At around 8:30pm[3] on 24 December 2000, while trying to throw the bomb away, a Muslim security volunteer, Riyanto, was killed.[4]
- Mataram: Three churches bombed
- Sukabumi: Bombings killed 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 bombings.
In popular culture
The Indonesian progressive metal band Kekal has cited the bombings as an inspiration for its anti-terrorism song "Mean Attraction," which appeared on its third full-length album, The Painful Experience.[6]
See also
References
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