Suspected Suicide Bombing at Indonesian Church Wounds 14 People
3 years, 9 months ago

Suspected Suicide Bombing at Indonesian Church Wounds 14 People

News 18  

Jakarta: Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding fourteen people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, the country’s national police said. Authorities were looking into which radical networks the bombers came from and whether the attack was linked to recent arrests of suspected militants, national police spokesman Argo Yuwono said. In January, a counter-terrorism unit raided a militant hideout in Makassar and killed two men suspected by police of involvement in twin bombings at a Philippine church in 2019 that killed more than 20 people. Indonesia’s deadliest Islamist militant attack took place on the tourist island of Bali in 2002, when bombers killed 202 people, most of them foreign tourists.

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Extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah disbanded, as leaders cite renewed affiliation to Indonesian law
6 months ago

Extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah disbanded, as leaders cite renewed affiliation to Indonesian law

ABC  

Jemaah Islamiyah, the terrorist group accused of carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings, has been dissolved after a decision by its leadership to shift towards "creating a new education-focused entity". JI has been a designated terrorist organisation under Australian National Security listings since October 27, 2002, two weeks after the Bali nightclub bombings, then being re-listed seven times. Future of …

Southeast Asia armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband: Report
6 months ago

Southeast Asia armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband: Report

Al Jazeera  

Al-Qaeda-linked group is accused of orchestrating some of the deadliest attacks in Indonesia, including the 2002 bombing of Bali nightclubs that killed more than 200 people. Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian armed group blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, announced they’re disbanding. A report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict on Thursday confirmed the authenticity …

Malaysia minister says terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia minister says terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The young man who attacked …

Suspected bomb blast kills at least 4 Christian worshippers during Mass in southern Philippines
1 year, 1 month ago

Suspected bomb blast kills at least 4 Christian worshippers during Mass in southern Philippines

The Hindu  

A powerful explosion believed to be caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said. The morning Mass was underway in a gymnasium at the state-run Mindanao State University in Marawi city when the explosion happened, causing …

Philippines: Four Christians killed in explosion during Catholic Mass in Marawi city gym
1 year, 1 month ago

Philippines: Four Christians killed in explosion during Catholic Mass in Marawi city gym

India TV News  

A powerful explosion ripped through a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning, killing at least four people and injuring several others. The incident occurred while the morning Mass was underway in a gymnasium at the state-run Marawi State University, causing panic among dozens of worshippers present at the scene. The southern Philippines houses mostly Muslims in the …

Bombing attack on Catholic mass in Philippines kills four
1 year, 1 month ago

Bombing attack on Catholic mass in Philippines kills four

Al Jazeera  

A bombing attack on a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines has killed four people and wounded several others. The explosion ripped through a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi City during a Catholic mass service on Sunday morning. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless and most heinous acts perpetrated by foreign terrorists,” Marcos said. “Extremists …

Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of official complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of official complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

LA Times  

Six near-simultaneous suicide bombings in churches and tourist hotels in Sri Lanka in April 2019 killed 269 people. Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. A man interviewed in videos aired by Britain’s Channel …

Six Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghan Capital
1 year, 9 months ago

Six Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghan Capital

News 18  

A suicide attack on Monday near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said. Security has dramatically improved since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government and ending their two decade insurgency, but the Islamic State group has proved an increasing threat. The attacker was identified by Afghan …

Indonesia releases convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek
2 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia releases convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek

Al Jazeera  

Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries. Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, convicted for his role in the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people in 2002, after he completed just more than half of his sentence. On Thursday, Peter Hughes, one of …

Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole
2 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole

The Hindu  

A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people was released from an Indonesian prison on parole Wednesday after serving half his 20-year sentence, despite the opposition of Australia’s prime minister, who described him as “abhorrent.” Umar Patek was a leading member of the al-Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, which is blamed for the bombings at two nightclubs in …

Bombmaker in Bali nightclub attacks that killed 202 is released on parole
2 years, 1 month ago

Bombmaker in Bali nightclub attacks that killed 202 is released on parole

LA Times  

Umar Patek, a bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people, was released from an Indonesian prison on parole Wednesday. A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people was released from an Indonesian prison on parole Wednesday after serving half his 20-year sentence, despite the opposition of Australia’s prime minister, who described him as “abhorrent.” …

20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma
2 years, 3 months ago

20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago. “The government’s recent move towards expanding the definition of the threat of terrorism by going after non-violent, ideologically conservative organizations can undermine the legitimacy of its counterterrorism efforts if the public begins to see anti-terrorism as something …

Indonesia reducing Bali bomber’s sentence upsetting: Australia PM
2 years, 4 months ago

Indonesia reducing Bali bomber’s sentence upsetting: Australia PM

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the potential release of Umar Patek, jailed over the deadly 2002 blasts, will further ‘distress’ Australians. Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said Indonesia’s decision to further reduce the prison sentence of a man jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, which could free him within days if he is granted …

Indonesia retrieves most-wanted militant’s body from jungle
3 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia retrieves most-wanted militant’s body from jungle

Associated Press  

PALU, Indonesia — The bodies of Indonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group and a follower, who were killed in a jungle shootout with security forces, were evacuated early Sunday to a police hospital for further investigation, police said. The military earlier said the militants killed late Saturday were Ali Kalora, leader of the East Indonesia …

Indonesia’s most wanted militant killed in jungle shootout
3 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia’s most wanted militant killed in jungle shootout

Associated Press  

PALU, Indonesia — Indonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group was killed Saturday in a shootout with security forces, the Indonesian military said, in a sweeping counterterrorism campaign against extremists in the remote mountain jungles. Ali Kalora was one of two militants killed in the raid, said Central Sulawesi’s regional military chief Brig. The two men …

Indonesia's most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group killed in jungle shootout
3 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia's most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group killed in jungle shootout

Firstpost  

Ali Kalora was one of two militants killed in the raid, said Central Sulawesi’s regional military chief Brigadier General Farid Makruf. He identified the other suspected extremist as Jaka Ramadan Palu: Indonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group was killed Saturday in a shootout with security forces, the Indonesian military said, in a sweeping counterterrorism campaign …

2 suspected IS-linked militants killed in central Indonesia
3 years, 5 months ago

2 suspected IS-linked militants killed in central Indonesia

Associated Press  

PALU, Indonesia — Indonesian security forces on Sunday killed two suspected militants with ties to the Islamic State group who were believed to be connected to the killing of Christian farmers on Sulawesi island, the country’s military said. The two men, identified as Rukli and Ahmad Gazali, were fatally shot during a pre-dawn raid by a five-man team of military …

'Familial terrorism': How personal ties link suicide bombings in Southeast Asia
3 years, 9 months ago

'Familial terrorism': How personal ties link suicide bombings in Southeast Asia

Hindustan Times  

As the rain teemed down and guests feasted on chicken curry, Muhammad Lukman married his burqa-clad bride in a late night ceremony at the home of Rizaldi, the head of their Islamic prayer group, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. "This is the unique legacy of ISIS promoting the rise of familial terrorism," said Noor Huda Ismail, a visiting fellow …

Makassar Palm Sunday bomber was known to Indonesian police
3 years, 9 months ago

Makassar Palm Sunday bomber was known to Indonesian police

Al Jazeera  

Experts say Indonesian authorities should pay compensation if perpetrator confirmed as one of hardline group arrested in January. Makassar and Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s National Police have said a suicide bomber who attacked a church in the country’s northeast on Sunday was known to them. This group is part of, or is related to, groups that carried out operations in …

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack

Associated Press  

MAKASSAR, Indonesia — A recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, Indonesian officials said Monday. One of the attackers in Makassar was believed to have had links to a 2019 suicide attack that killed 23 people at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral …

Militant newlyweds suspected of suicide attack at Indonesian church
3 years, 9 months ago

Militant newlyweds suspected of suicide attack at Indonesian church

LA Times  

Bomb squad officers inspect the wreckage of a motorbike used to carry out Sunday’s suicide attack outside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Indonesia. One of the attackers in Makassar on Sunday was believed to have had links to a 2019 suicide attack that killed 23 people at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the Philippine province of Sulu, said …

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack

India TV News  

A recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, Indonesian officials said Monday. One of the attackers in Makassar was believed to have had links to a 2019 suicide attack that killed 23 people at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the Philippine …

Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded
3 years, 9 months ago

Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded

Associated Press  

MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Two attackers believed to be members of a militant network that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people, police said. National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters when he visited the crime …

Suicide bomber targets mass in Indonesia, several hurt
3 years, 9 months ago

Suicide bomber targets mass in Indonesia, several hurt

India TV News  

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia's Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least nine people, police said. A cellular video obtained by The Associated Press showed body parts scattered near a burning motorbike at the gates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of South …

Suicide attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded
3 years, 9 months ago

Suicide attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 wounded after attackers detonate explosives outside a packed church during Palm Sunday Mass. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar, wounding at least 20 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, police said. National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters that the two attackers …

Two people linked to Philippine church blast killed in Indonesia
4 years ago

Two people linked to Philippine church blast killed in Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Raid in Makassar in South Sulawesi by the Densus 88 unit led to a fatal shoot-out with two suspected fighters who resisted arrest. A counterterrorism unit raiding a hideout of armed fighters in central Indonesia on Wednesday shot dead two men suspected of involvement in twin bombings at a Philippine church in 2019 that killed more than 20 people. Police …

Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019
5 years ago

Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019

Associated Press  

On Dec. 1, a band of assailants opened fire on worshippers at a small-town Protestant church in Burkina Faso, an impoverished West African country where the Christian minority is increasingly a target of attacks. On March 15, a gunman allegedly fueled by anti-Muslim hatred attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people. At a national remembrance service two …

Suspected Indonesian militant wounded in failed suicide bombing
5 years, 7 months ago

Suspected Indonesian militant wounded in failed suicide bombing

The Hindu  

An Indonesian militant suspected of being influenced by Islamic State was seriously wounded when he tried to blow himself up in a suicide attack outside a police station, authorities said on Tuesday. The attack late on Monday comes as the world's biggest Muslim-majority country prepares to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. …

Sri Lanka blasts: 6 children among 15 killed after suicide bombers set off explosives during raids in Sammanthurai at suspected IS hideout
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: 6 children among 15 killed after suicide bombers set off explosives during raids in Sammanthurai at suspected IS hideout

Firstpost  

At least 15 people, including six children, were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up when cornered by security forces in eastern Sri Lanka, police said on Saturday. At least 15 people, including six children, were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up when cornered by security forces in a suspected Islamic State hideout in eastern Sri Lanka, police said …

Sri Lanka blasts: Toll rises to 359; Ranil Wickremesinghe says claims of Islamic State link to suicide bomb attacks being probed
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Toll rises to 359; Ranil Wickremesinghe says claims of Islamic State link to suicide bomb attacks being probed

Firstpost  

Nearly 60 people have been detained since the Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka, which ripped through high-end hotels and churches packed with Easter worshippers in the capital Colombo and beyond. Colombo: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359, police said Wednesday. The blasts have …

Sri Lanka bombings: There was clear intel about church attacks
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: There was clear intel about church attacks

Live Mint  

Colombo: The warning in the April 11 letter was plain: A local group was planning a suicide terror attack against churches in Sri Lanka. He identified Mohammed Zaharan as the leader of "National Thawheek Jaman" and said state intelligence showed Zaharan's group was planning a suicide attack in the country. CCTV handout footage shows suspected suicide bomber entering St. Sebastian's …

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A security source told Amaq agency the perpetrators of …

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources

Firstpost  

Security sources claimed that those who carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka on 21 April are Islamic State group fighters Two days after coordinated bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka claimed at least 321 lives and left over 500 injured, security sources claimed that those who conducted the …

Survivors describe 'very calm' Sri Lanka suicide bomber who entered church and blew himself
5 years, 8 months ago

Survivors describe 'very calm' Sri Lanka suicide bomber who entered church and blew himself

Daily Mail  

CCTV footage captured the moment one of the suicide bombers in Sri Lanka walked into a church just moments before detonating a device, Indian media has claimed. Sri Lankan people run for safety as authorities announced an evacuation of the area after a van was found parked with a suspected explosive device near St Anthony's Church Kochchikade in Colombo Video …

Sri Lanka blasts: 207 killed in explosions at churches, hotels; attack comes in backdrop of religious intolerance
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: 207 killed in explosions at churches, hotels; attack comes in backdrop of religious intolerance

Firstpost  

Misinformation on social media with regard to the identity of the perpetrators of the blasts in Sri Lanka and their motivations has been widespread. Several explosions took place at three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday, as crowds congregated for Easter Sunday mass. Mosques and churches have regularly come under attack by extremist Buddhist groups, and have …

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: 207, including at least 27 foreigners, killed in multiple explosions in churches and hotels
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: 207, including at least 27 foreigners, killed in multiple explosions in churches and hotels

Firstpost  

Shortly after those blasts in the churches of Sri Lanka were reported, police confirmed three hotels in the capital had also been hit, along with a church in the town of Batticalao, in the east of the country. At least 207 people were killed and over 500 were injured in near simultaneous blasts that rocked eight locations, including three luxury …

In pictures: Multiple blasts hit Sri Lanka on Easter Day
5 years, 8 months ago

In pictures: Multiple blasts hit Sri Lanka on Easter Day

The Hindu  

The first blast was reported at St Anthony's Shrine, a well-known Catholic church in the capital Colombo. Soon after, police confirmed that a third church in the town of Batticaloa had been hit, along with three high-end hotels in the capital - The Shangrila, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury Police reported the seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel …

Bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday
5 years, 8 months ago

Bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday

The Hindu  

Over 200 people were killed and nearly 500 injured in a series of blasts that shook Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. “Most of the blasts appear to have been suicide bombings,” State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene told a press conference. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe termed the blasts as “cowardly attacks” and said his government was working to “contain the …

Sri Lanka blasts: 215 killed, 500 injured on Easter Sunday, curfew imposed
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: 215 killed, 500 injured on Easter Sunday, curfew imposed

Live Mint  

Colombo: A string of eight devastating blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people and shattering a decade of peace in the island nation since the end of the brutal civil war with the LTTE. The blasts — one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history …

Eight blasts at churches, hotels across Sri Lanka kill at least 207; 13 arrested | Live updates
5 years, 8 months ago

Eight blasts at churches, hotels across Sri Lanka kill at least 207; 13 arrested | Live updates

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka has been rocked by a series of deadly blasts that killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds more. 9.15 pm Eight people have been arrested in connection with a string of deadly blasts that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Prime Minister said. 12: 20 pm Sri Lanka police chief had warned …

Sri Lanka serial blasts: Indian tourist fearful of safe return after blasts strike Colombo hotels
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka serial blasts: Indian tourist fearful of safe return after blasts strike Colombo hotels

India Today  

As families of victims and survivors continue to reel from the shock of the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that have claimed 140 lives so far, tourists visiting the island nation are worried about their safety. Nandini said she was visiting Negombo, about 10 kms from Colombo, on Saturday night, the town that was rocked by the serial blasts on …

Two blasts at cathedral kill 27 in southern Philippines; targeted Jola island church hit by bombs in the past
5 years, 11 months ago

Two blasts at cathedral kill 27 in southern Philippines; targeted Jola island church hit by bombs in the past

Firstpost  

Two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 19 people and wounding nearly 50 during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Manila: Two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 27 people and wounding nearly …

20 Dead After Bombing of Cathedral in Southern Philippines
5 years, 11 months ago

20 Dead After Bombing of Cathedral in Southern Philippines

The Diplomat  

Over 100 were also wounded in the double bomb attack on Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo. Police investigators and soldiers attend the scene after two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in southern Philippines. Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where …

Abu Bakar Bashir, linked to group behind Bali bombings, to be freed from prison; Radical cleric, 80, was jailed for running terror camp
5 years, 11 months ago

Abu Bakar Bashir, linked to group behind Bali bombings, to be freed from prison; Radical cleric, 80, was jailed for running terror camp

Firstpost  

Abu Bakar Bashir, a radical cleric, thought to be the spiritual leader of the Bali bombers will be released from prison on medical grounds, Indonesia’s president said Friday Jakarta: A radical cleric thought to be the spiritual leader of the Bali bombers will be released from prison on medical grounds, Indonesia’s president said Friday. Abu Bakar Bashir, 80, is believed …

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