Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings

Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Location Medan, Bandung, Batam, Ciamis, Mataram, and Pekanbaru
Date 24 December 2000
Target Churches
Deaths 18
Non-fatal injuries
Dozens
Perpetrators Al Qaeda
Jemaah Islamiyah
Motive Islamic extremism, Anti-Christianity

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.[1] The attack 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]

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 anti-terrorism song "Mean Attraction," which appeared on its third full-length album, The Painful Experience.[6]

See also

References

  1. Turnbull, Wayne (3 July 2003). "A Tangled Web of Southeast Asian Islamic Terrorism: Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network". Retrieved 5 October 2006.
  2. "Arrests follow church bombings". BBC News. 26 December 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. http://lists.topica.com/lists/indonesia-act@igc.topica.com/read/message.html?sort=d&mid=702557008
  4. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/23/riyanto-a-martyr-with-a-life-lesson-pluralism.html
  5. "Statement by the Treasury Department Regarding Today's Designation of Two Leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah". United States Department of the Treasury. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2006.
  6. mpomusic; Lord Rogoth, Negatyfus, Shamgar, Stefan, Natan, Daffie K. (25–30 January 2002). "An interview with... Kekal". Art for the Ears. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

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