2005 Palu market bombing

Terrorist attack in Indonesia 2005 Palu market bombing Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Meat market in southern Maesa district, Palu 2005 12 31 yes 7:05 am UTC+8 Nail bomb 8 53 Bombing, mass murder, terrorism Local Islamic militants with purported links to Jemaah Islamiyah Noordin Mohammad Top (mastermind) A market was bombed on 31 December 2005, in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. An improvised explosive device, described as a nail bomb or similar, detonated around 7:00 a.m. within a Palu butcher's market mostly frequented by Christians shopping for New Year's Eve celebrations, killing eight people and wounding a further 53.Bombing kills eight at Indonesian market https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-31-indonesia-blast_x.htm 28 July 2011 USA Today 31 January 2005 Associated PressAt least eight killed in Indonesia market blast http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20051231/sulawesi_marketbomb_20051231?hub=WinnipegBin https://web.archive.org/web/20110727124400/http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20051231/sulawesi_marketbomb_20051231?hub=WinnipegBin dead July 27, 2011 28 July 2011 CTV.ca News 31 December 2005Indonesian police detain man after market bombing http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-01/indonesian-police-detain-man-after-market-bombing/771326 28 July 2011 ABC Australia 1 January 2006 Reuters The bomb detonated within a partially enclosed butcher's shop that sold pig and dog meat direct to the public, both of which are forbidden under Islamic custom.Violence plagued province in Indonesia suffers bomb blast; 6 killed, 45 injured https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8zVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IwENAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,4068687&dq=bomb+palu&hl=en 28 July 2011 Record-Journal 31 December 2005 A second explosive device was reportedly discovered around four metres from the initial blast site, nearby a stall selling pork, and defused.Indonesia bomb leaves eight dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4570912.stm 28 July 2011 BBC Online 31 December 2005 The target, a market in a district dominated by the mostly Christian Minahasa ethnic group,Bomb Explosion In Palu, Central Sulawesi Kills Six, Injures 43 http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=173445' Bernama.com 28 July 2011 may have been selected to maximize Christian casualties, as Central Sulawesi province had previously been the site of significant sectarian violence between Christian and Muslim factions that claimed over a thousand lives between 1998 and 2002.IV. Part Two: Chronology of the Conflict https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/2002/indonesia/indonesia1102-04.htm Four Years of Communal Violence in Central Sulawesi Human Rights Watch 28 July 2011 The conflict had largely been concentrated around the Poso region of the province and Palu had largely been spared wide scale violence and then Indonesian Security Minister Widodo Adisucipto suggested Jemaah Islamiyah may have been responsible for the attack, because it is related to the death of Azahari Husin in an ambush at Batu, East Java on 9 November 2005. The attack The device, described as home-madeIndonesian president orders immediate probe into Palu bombing http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3994073.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121108000927/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3994073.htm dead November 8, 2012 28 July 2011 Xinhua Online 31 December 2005 and low-explosive,One arrested for bombing in Palu, Indonesia http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3994608.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060302162105/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3994608.htm dead March 2, 2006 28 July 2011 Xinhua Online 31 December 2005 detonated at 7:05 a.m. within a meat stall in front of a house used for the slaughter of pigs and opposite the Bethel Church in the Maesa subdistrict, south of Palu.More deaths from Palu blast reported in Indonesia http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3993553.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070505224301/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/31/content_3993553.htm dead May 5, 2007 28 July 2011 Xinhua Online 31 December 2005 Police officials stated the bomb was filled with nails and ball bearings, and most of the victims suffered injuries to their limbs due to the shrapnel from the device. Bystanders are described as having carried the wounded from the makeshift market to a road, and placing them in passing cars to be taken to local hospitals, where at least 20 shoppers were treated for serious injuries in the attack. Victims included Bambang Wiyono Saputra (50), Yakulina Tana (45), Agustina Mande (37) the owners of the stall, Yoppie (42) and his wife Meisye (39) and a member of the Intelligence Unit of the Tadulako District Army Command, Sgt. Tasman Lahansang. Investigation Following the attack, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono denounced the bombing and conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims. Roadblocks were established in the Palu region and a team from Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), was deployed directly to Palu to aid the ongoing investigation. A single person was arrested the same day, according to a report by provincial police chief Oegroseno, although it was unclear whether he was a direct suspect, police would only say that he had been acting suspiciously and asked vendors where they lived. Convicted terrorist financier Eko Budi Wardoyo is suspected of involvement in the Palu market bombing following his involvement in the murder of Reverend Susianti Tinulele, a female pastor killed on 18 July 2004 during an attack on a South Palu church that also wounded four teenagers.Bhakti Adhe Indonesian Cleric Gets 10 Years for Funding Terror http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-cleric-gets-10-years-for-funding-terror/404975 28 July 2011 Jakarta Globe 4 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120922150024/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-cleric-gets-10-years-for-funding-terror/404975 2012-09-22 dead Wardoyo was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2010 for funding that attack and giving assistance to the criminals found responsible for the 2005 Tentena market bombings that claimed 22 lives on 28 May 2005.Haryanto Ulma Cleric’s Trial Told of Poso’s Bloody Reign of Terror http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/clerics-trial-told-of-posos-bloody-reign-of-terror/392519 28 July 2011 Jakarta Globe 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927094849/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/clerics-trial-told-of-posos-bloody-reign-of-terror/392519 2012-09-27 dead Another bomb was discovered among street vendors near Palu Plaza during the Idul Fitri festival in 2008 and detonated by the local Palu bomb squad without incident.Sangaji Ruslan Kids uncover Idul Fitri bomb terror plan in Palu http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/09/30/kids-uncover-idul-fitri-bomb-terror-plan-palu.html 28 July 2011 The Jakarta Post 30 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120316233951/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/09/30/kids-uncover-idul-fitri-bomb-terror-plan-palu.html 2012-03-16 dead References Indonesia Indonesia Category:2005 building bombings Category:Attacks during New Year celebrations Category:Marketplace attacks in Indonesia Category:2005 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Indonesia in 2005 Category:2005 crimes in Indonesia Category:21st-century mass murders in Indonesia Category:Islamic terrorism in Indonesia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2005 Category:Persecution of Christians in Indonesia Category:December 2005 in Indonesia Category:Building bombings in Indonesia Category:2000s in Central Sulawesi Category:Attacks on shops in Asia Category:Nail bombings