2003 Aceh New Year's Eve bombing

Indonesian terrorist attack 2003 Aceh New Year's Eve bombing Peureulak, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia New Year's Eve festival 31 December 2003 10:20 p.m.Bomb blast kills 10 in Indonesia http://archive.thepeninsulaqatar.com/component/content/article/343-restof-theworldarchive/66247.html 25 July 2011 The Peninsula Qatar 3 January 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402114107/http://archive.thepeninsulaqatar.com/component/content/article/343-restof-theworldarchive/66247.html 2 April 2012 dead dmy-all UTC+7 Improvised explosive device 10 45 Suspected Free Aceh Movement separatists The 2003 Aceh New Year's Eve bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on 31 December 2003 in Peureulak, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, Indonesia.9 dead as bomb ends Aceh New Year's concert https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-01-01/9-dead-as-bomb-ends-aceh-new-years-concert/113720 25 July 2011 ABC Australia 1 January 2004 AFP The bombing, which occurred during a concert at a night market,Deadly blast, accidents mar New Year's Eve http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2004/01/02/deadly-blast-accidents-mar-new-year039s-eve.html 24 July 2011 The Jakarta Post 2 January 2004 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121012092205/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2004/01/02/deadly-blast-accidents-mar-new-year039s-eve.html 12 October 2012 killed at least 10 people, including three children, and wounded 45 others2 January 2004 10 Killed and 45 Wounded by Bomb in Indonesia The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/02/international/asia/02INDO.html 24 July 2011 The attack was the deadliest in Aceh since the start of hostilities between Indonesian troops and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on 19 May 2003. The Indonesian military blamed GAM, but GAM denied responsibility for the bombing. The attack The bomb, thought to have been triggered by a timer mechanism, detonated around 9:00 PM at a night market in the eastern town of Peureulak.Brummitt Chris 2 January 2004 Bomb kills 10 New Years' revellers in Indonesia Herald-Journal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dDgfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ONAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7063,267254&dq=bomb+aceh&hl=en 24 July 2011 According to first responders, the device had been planted beneath a stage, where three local girls were performing.Bomb kills nine Aceh NYE revellers https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/01/1072908849270.html 24 July 2011 The Age 1 January 2004 The New Year's Eve festival, attended by hundreds, was allegedly organised by the military.1 January 2004 Bomb Kills Ten in Indonesia Fox News Online Associated Press https://www.foxnews.com/story/bomb-kills-ten-in-indonesia live 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070523113548/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107133,00.html May 23, 2007 Of the victims, many were teenagers and children; the victims included a 1-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy who died at the scene, as well as a 4-year-old girl who died in the hospital. Other victims included the mother of two of the children, numerous teenagers, as well as a man later identified as member of GAM.6 January 2004 Two-day truce in Aceh The Age Australian Associated Press http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/06/1073268002010.html live registration 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121107015156/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/06/1073268002010.html 7 November 2012 The majority of casualties were treated in Langsa general hospital, which lacked enough surgeons to operate on injured victims; they requested more doctors be sent from the provincial capital Banda Aceh and the North Sumatran city of Medan to supplement them. Lt. Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki of the Indonesian military described the bomb as powerful and stated that no group but GAM could have staged such an attack, describing Peureulak as a "rebel stronghold". However, a spokesman for GAM denied responsibility, stating the separatist group had never staged an attack to kill Acehnese. Due to a victim being a member of GAM, local police investigated the possibility of a suicide attack; findings were inconclusive. At the time, the Free Aceh Movement separatists had no history of targeting civilians or public bombings. References 30em Aceh Category:2003 mass murders Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Indonesia Category:Terrorist incidents in Indonesia in 2003 Category:Insurgency in Aceh Category:December 2003 in Asia Category:Marketplace attacks in Indonesia Category:Attacks during New Year celebrations Category:21st-century mass murders in Indonesia Category:2003 murders in Indonesia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2003 Category:Attacks on music venues Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2003