Past Bombings in Indonesia
From Associated Press at 11:07 AM
-- July 14, 2003: A bomb shattered glass and damaged a wall in Indonesia's Parliament, just days after police arrested nine Islamic militants they said were planning fresh terror attacks.
-- April, 28, 2003: A pipe bomb ripped through the departures terminal of Jakarta airport, injuring 11 people.
-- Oct. 12, 2002: Three near-simultaneous blasts rocked a resort on the island of Bali killing 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. Police blame the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah for the attacks.
-- July 1, 2002: A bomb killed one person and injured six at a Jakarta supermarket near a large army housing complex, where many of Indonesia's high-ranking generals live.
-- Jan.1, 2002: A hand grenade blew up in front of a restaurant at a busy shopping center in Jakarta, killing one person during New Year's celebrations.
-- Sept. 23, 2002: A car bomb wrecked the basement of a Jakarta supermarket, but killed no one. Police said Jemaah Islamiyah militants may have been responsible.
-- Dec. 24, 2000: 16 people were killed during a wave of Christmas Eve bombings that hit dozens of churches in ten cities across Indonesia. Alleged Jemaah Islamiyah chief Abu Bakar Bashir is currently on trial for the bombings.
-- Sept. 13, 2000: A car bomb exploded inside the garage of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building, killing 10 people and injuring 16. Police claim Acehnese separatist rebels were behind the explosion, but the rebels said they had nothing to do with it.
-- Aug. 1, 2000: A bomb killed two people and seriously injured the Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia. Police said the attack was mounted to avenge a 1999 assault that ousted the Muslim separatist Moro Islamic Liberation from camp on the Philippine's island of Mindanao.
-- April 19, 1999: The ground floor of Jakarta's main Istiqlal mosque was destroyed by a bomb allegedly set off by Jemaah Islamiyah extremists, police said. No one was injured. |
