Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings

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Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Part of terrorism in Indonesia
Location Medan, Bandung, Batam, Ciamis, Mataram, Mojokerto, and Pekanbaru [ citation needed ]
Date24 December 2000
TargetChurches
Deaths18
Injured118
Perpetrators Al Qaeda
Jemaah Islamiyah [1] [2]
Motive Islamic extremism, Anti-Christianity

On the 2000 Christmas Eve, a series of explosions took place in Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. [3] 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: [4]

Arrests

Two suspects were arrested following the bombings. Indonesian police say they found documents implicating Hambali in the bombings. [7] 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.

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 . [8]

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References

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  2. "Indonesia's Long Battle With Islamic Extremism Could Be About to Get Tougher". Tara John. Time. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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  4. "Arrests follow church bombings". BBC News. 26 December 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
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