2004 Poso bus bombing

Terrorist incident in Indonesia 2004 Poso bus bombing Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Minibus parked at market in Poso township 13 November 2004 9:15 a.m. or 9:20 a.m. UTC+8 Improvised explosive device 6 3 Unknown, purportedly Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top The 2004 Poso bus bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 13 November 2004. It targeted a bus travelling to the majority Christian village of Silancak. The bomb, an improvised explosive device, exploded at 9:15 a.m. (UTC+7), while the minibus was stopped at a market in Poso.Bomb kills five in Indonesia http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Bomb-kills-five-in-Indonesia/2004/11/13/1100227626916.html 23 July 2011 The Age 13 November 2004 Associated Press Six people were killed and three injured in the blast.Bomb against minibus in Poso, two young men detained http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bomb-against-minibus-in-Poso,-two-young-men-detained-1943.html 23 July 2011 Asia News 19 November 2004 Witnesses later reported that three people were involved in the attack. Two suspects were detained, but later released.Sangadji Ruslan Two Poso men released, no link to terror bomb found http://www.oocities.org/koedamati/jp221104b.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121003024300/http://www.oocities.org/koedamati/jp221104b.htm dead 3 October 2012 23 July 2011 The Jakarta Post 21 November 2004 The attack According to the police report, witnesses saw three people working together to place an unidentified object in a minibus parked near the traditional market (also 50 metres from a police station) in Poso, and then leaving.Nirang Grace Bomb in Central Indonesia's Sulawesi Kills Three, Police Says https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQaUk32nc0nE&refer=asia 23 July 2011 Bloomberg 13 November 2004 A male planted the device, while two women served as lookouts.Indonesia nabs two bomb suspects https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0KktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P3oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5444,4138314&dq=bomb+poso+bus&hl=en 23 July 2011 New Straits Times 20 November 2004 AFP The object, apparently an improvised explosive device, detonated at approximately 9:15 a.m., killing three of the Protestant passengers instantly, with another three dying of their wounds in the hospital; they had been travelling from their predominantly Christian village of Sape to the nearby village of Tentenna. The timing of the attack coincided with a busy period in the market to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr festival that was to happen the following week. The motive for the attack is unknown. Chief Security Minister Adi Sucipto described it as an act of terrorism, preceded by numerous others in the year prior to the attack that caused 25 deaths. On 19 November 2004, two male suspects were arrested for the attacks after a search for two men seen leaving the scene by motorcycle. Both were released without charge. See also List of terrorist incidents, 2004 References Indonesia Category:2004 mass murders Category:2004 crimes in Indonesia Category:Car and truck bombings in Indonesia Category:2000s in Central Sulawesi Category:Terrorist incidents in Indonesia in 2004