2002 Poso bus attacks

Terrorist incidents in Indonesia 2002 Poso bus attacks Terrorist attack Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Toini village, Poso Pesisir district. Kawua and Ranononue, Poso district. Mayoa village, South Pamona subdistrict. Passenger buses 1st – 5 June 2002 2nd – 12 July 2002 3rd – 8 August 2002 Improvised explosive device Small arms 7 fatalities 1st – 5 2nd – 1 3rd – 1 (Lorenzo Taddey) 26 injuries 1st – 17 2nd – 5 3rd – 4 Suspected local Islamic militants A series of terrorist attacks targeting public transport occurred in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, between 5 June and 8 August 2002. In total 7 people were killed and 26 wounded, including an Italian tourist.Poso back to normal after bomb blast http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/07/14/poso-back-normal-after-bomb-blast.html 12 February 2014 Jakarta Post 14 July 2002 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114246/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/07/14/poso-back-normal-after-bomb-blast.html 25 February 2014 The first attack occurred on 5 June 2002, when a bomb detonated in an Antariksa-owned public bus servicing the Palu, Poso and Tentena routes. Four passengers were killed instantly and 17 more were wounded, one of who would succumb to his injuries two weeks later.Tentena still tense after bus bombing http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/06/17/tentena-still-tense-after-bus-bombing.html 12 February 2014 Jakarta Post 17 June 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114527/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/06/17/tentena-still-tense-after-bus-bombing.html 25 February 2014 dead dmy-allBomb kills 4, wounds 17 on Indonesian bus https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=932&dat=20020606&id=V9pPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4297,5626360 12 February 2014 Kingman Daily Miner 6 June 2002 Associated PressBomb rips bus, kills four in Indonesia http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2002/06/06/Bomb-rips-bus-kills-four-in-Indonesia/UPI-70311023373273/ 12 February 2014 United Press International 6 June 2002 On 13 July 2002 the second attack occurred on the trans-Sulawesi highway when the bus driver found a bag lying on the road and asked his conductor to retrieve it, triggering the device: an 18-year-old bystander was killed and at least 4 others severely wounded in the blast. In the third attack, on 8 August 2002, an Italian tourist was killed and at least 4 Indonesians injured when unknown assailants fired automatic weapons into another bus.Christians, Muslims vow to seek peace in Sulawesi https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1295&dat=20020813&id=06ktAAAAIBAJ&pg=3250,1557901 12 February 2014 New Sunday Times 13 August 2002 Agence France-PresseBreakdown: Four Years of Communal Violence in Central Sulawesi 2002 Human Rights Watch (Organization) 35–37 https://books.google.com/books?id=sw2KX2_WcwgC&q=poso+italian+tourist&pg=PA37 Volume 14, Issue 9 of Human Rights Watch: Asia First attack On the afternoon of 5 June 2002, an improvised explosive device exploded aboard the bus operated by the Antariksa company as it carried 25 passengers, mostly from Tentena. The explosion happened as the vehicle passed through the Landaiga hamlet of Toini village, Poso Pesisir district.Poso returns to normal despite recent incidents http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/06/19/poso-returns-normal-despite-recent-incidents.html 12 February 2014 Jakarta Post 19 June 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114541/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/06/19/poso-returns-normal-despite-recent-incidents.html 25 February 2014 dead dmy-all Those killed in the blast were identified as Edy Makawimbang, Edy Ulin, Gande Alimbuto and Lastri Octovia Alimbuto. A fifth passenger – Yanti Alimbuto – died of his injuries at the Tentena General Hospital on 13 June. Second attack On the afternoon of 12 July 2002 a bus heading from Palu to Tentena along the trans-Sulawesi highway stopped to investigate a suspicious bag lying on the road in the hills nearby Kawua and Ranononue. The bus driver asked his conductor to shift the bag. Upon doing so the device contained inside exploded, severely wounding four people, including the bus conductor. A second device was also reportedly hurled at the window of the stationary bus, killing an 18-year-old female passenger who was still aboard. The attack occurred only 20 meters from a joint army and police security post. Third attack On the morning of 8 August 2002, a group of unidentified armed individuals fired automatic weapon fire into a bus travelling near Mayoa village in the South Pamona subdistrict, killing an Italian tourist and wounding four Indonesians. The deceased Italian was identified as Lorenzo Taddei, 34 who had been travelling from Tana Toraja with his wife.Italian tourist killed by gunman in Indonesia http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/09/content_518505.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213817/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/09/content_518505.htm dead February 21, 2014 12 February 2014 Xinhua News Agency 9 August 2002Ressa Maria Al Qaeda links to Indonesian violence http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/13/indon.alqaeda/?related 12 February 2014 CNN 14 August 2002Renegotiating Boundaries: Local Politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia 2007 KITLV Press 9789067182836 289 https://books.google.com/books?id=MeP-LBnI_LMC&q=poso+italian+tourist&pg=PA269 Henk Schulte Nordholt, Geert Arend van KlinkenCorriere della Sera - Turista italiano ucciso in Indonesia https://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2002/08_Agosto/09/turista.shtml 2025-09-14 www.corriere.it Following the attack, Wirabuana Military Area Commander Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaeni admitted that a number of Kopassus personnel were stationed in the area to investigate the presence of foreign citizens living in Poso, some of whom may have links to al-Qaeda. Investigation The bomb blasts are linked to sectarian conflict between Muslims and Christians in Central Sulawesi that killed at least 577 people and displaced another 86,000 during three-year period before a government-sponsored truce agreed in December 2001.IV. PART TWO: CHRONOLOGY OF THE CONFLICT https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/2002/indonesia/indonesia1102-04.htm Central Sulawesi Conflict Report Human Rights Watch 29 March 2011 The Indonesian authorities' failure to capture the assailants or uncover their identities and whereabouts sparked speculation that sections of the security forces could have been complicit in the Central Sulawesi attacks. A local Muslim figure speculated that violence had escalated after the Wirabuana military command, based in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar, sent Indonesian Army special forces (Kopassus) members to Poso.Security forces blamed for Poso attacks http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/08/15/security-forces-blamed-poso-attacks.html 12 February 2014 Jakarta Post 15 August 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114531/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/08/15/security-forces-blamed-poso-attacks.html 25 February 2014 dead dmy-all In response to the attacks, the Indonesian Military called for the imposition of a state of civil emergency or martial law in the restive Poso regency. The suggestion was in response to the rumored presence of several armed foreigners who had allegedly entered Poso on tourist visas. However, then Central Sulawesi Governor, Aminuddin Ponulele, and the provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Zainal Abidin Ishak both voiced opposition to the plan.Governor, police oppose emergency status in Poso http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/08/19/governor-police-oppose-emergency-status-poso.html 12 February 2014 Jakarta Post 19 August 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114534/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2002/08/19/governor-police-oppose-emergency-status-poso.html 25 February 2014 dead dmy-all References 30em Indonesia Category:2000s in Central Sulawesi Category:Post-Suharto era Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2002 Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Indonesia Category:Islamic terrorism in Indonesia Category:2002 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Indonesia in 2002