Christmas 2000 bombings in Indonesia
The Christmas 2000 bombings in Indonesia were a series of attacks on churches on December 24, 2000 and part of a terrorist campaign by the Jemaah Islamiyah group , affiliated with al-Qaeda . In the coordinated bomb attacks on churches in Jakarta and eight other cities, 18 people were killed and many injured. The locations and victims of the bombings:
- Jakarta: Bomb attacks on five Catholic and Protestant churches, including the Roman Catholic cathedral, killing at least three
- Pekanbaru : Four police officers and one civilian were killed while trying to defuse a bomb.
- Medan : explosions near churches
- Bandung : Bomb attack on Christian house, two dead
- Batam : Three bombings, 22 injured
- Mojokerto : Bomb attacks on three churches, one dead
- Mataram : Bomb attacks on three churches
- Sukabumi : Bombings, three dead
Two suspects were arrested after the attacks. Indonesian police say they have found documents showing a link between the attacks and Riduan Isamuddin Hambali . Preacher Abu Bakar Bashir was charged with involvement in the 2003 bombings but found not guilty. He was subsequently convicted of his involvement in the 2002 Bali bombing . In 2012, a court sentenced Umar Patek , who manufactured the bombs on orders from Hambali, to 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting the attacks of 2000 and 2002.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wayne Turnbull: A Tangled Web of Southeast Asian Islamic Terrorism: Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network . July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
- ^ Arrests follow church bombings BBC News, December 26, 2000
- ^ Indonesia Backgrounder: How The Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network Operates . International Crisis Group . December 11, 2002. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ Statement by the Treasury Department Regarding Today's Designation of Two Leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah . United States Department of the Treasury . January 24, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ Indonesia Sentences Umar Patek to 20 Years for Bali Bombing Role By Eko Listiyorini, bloomberg June 22, 2012
