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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.^[2] The attack involved a series of coordinated bombings of churches in Jakarta and eight other cities which killed 18 people and injured many others. A breakdown of the bombings is as follows:^[3][4]

• Jakarta: Five Catholic and Protestant churches, including the Roman Catholic Cathedral, were targeted, killing at least three people.
• Pekanbaru: Four police officers killed trying to disarm a bomb; a civilian also died
• Medan: Explosions hit churches
• Bandung: Christian-owned house bombed, killing two
• Batam Island: Three bombs injure 22
• Mojokerto: Three churches bombed; one dead
• Mataram: Three churches bombed
• Sukabumi: Bombings kill three

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.

See also

• Terrorism in Indonesia
• Christmas in Indonesia
• Freedom of religion in Indonesia

References

External links

• Jemaah Islamiyah Shown to Have Significant Ties to al Qaeda
• Christmas Eve bombings target Christians