2005 Bali bombings
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2005 Bali bombings | |
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Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
Location | Bali, Indonesia |
Date | 1 October 2005 6:50 p.m. – around 7:00 p.m. (UTC+8) |
Target | Main square in central Kuta, warungs along the Jimbaran beach |
Attack type | Suicide bombings, car bombings |
Deaths | 23 (including 3 perpetrators) |
Injured | 129 |
Perpetrators | Jemaah Islamiyah |
A series of bombings occurred on 1 October 2005 in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach resort and in Kuta 30 km (19 mi) away, both in south Bali. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people and injured more than 100 others. The attack was known in Indonesia as the second Bali bombing or Bali bombing II (Indonesian: Bom Bali II) to distinguish it from the previous attack in 2002.
Explosions
The Indonesian national news agency,
One of the blasts struck Raja's Restaurant at the Kuta Square shopping mall in central
According to Indonesia's head of counter-terrorism, Major General Ansyaad Mbai, early evidence indicates that the attacks were carried out by at least three
The bombings occurred the same day that Indonesia cut its fuel subsidies resulting in gas prices rising by 675% and just two days before the start of the
Casualties
Bali bombings on 1 October 2005 | |||
Nationality | Deaths | Injured | Sources |
Indonesia | 15 | 68 | [7] |
Australia | 4 | 19 | [8][9] |
Japan | 1 | 4 | [10] |
South Korea | – | 8 | [11] |
United States | – | 6 | [12][13] |
Canada | – | 3 | [12] |
United Kingdom | – | 1 | [14] |
Unknown | – | 20 | |
Total | 20* | 129 | [15][16] |
* Excludes the 3 suicide bombers |
The latest report cites 20 dead and between 101 and 129 injured.[7] Some earlier reports put the number of fatalities at between 26 and 36 people, but those figures have since been lowered. Among those killed were 15 Indonesians, 4 Australians, and a Japanese national, not counting the 3 assassins. The wounded included many Indonesians, mostly Hindus while the rest were 19 Australians, 8 South Koreans, 6 Americans, 4 Japanese, 3 Canadians and 1 Briton. As there were no records at the hospitals or morgues on the locations from where the victims arrived, it is not possible to determine the casualty figures at each blast location separately.[citation needed]
Most of the casualties were sent to Bali's
Following the
Prior warnings
Indonesian authorities were expecting such an event, after the Indonesian president warned of more bombings within the country, and the
In May 2005, the
A Philippine security official said that for months intelligence officials in Southeast Asia had received information that Jemaah Islamiyah group was orchestrating a major strike, possibly in the Philippines or Indonesia, but were unable to uncover the plot's details in time to prevent it.[24]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's National News Radio network reported on 3 October that several Australian tourists had heard rumours about a planned bombing, prompting federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley to urge the Australian government to form closer intelligence ties with Indonesia.[citation needed]
On 31 August 2005, one month before the second Bali bombing, terrorists managed to put a partially assembled bomb on the 4th floor of Kuta Paradiso hotel. The bomb passed the security check at the hotel and the security cameras on the hotel were broken. There were no explosives in the bomb.[citation needed]
Suspects
The attacks bear the hallmarks of the active terrorist network
Although a link to JI has not been confirmed, the bombings were quickly condemned as terrorist attacks by the authorities. Police Major General Ansyaad Mbai, a top Indonesian anti-terrorism official, told the
Motivations for the bombings remain unclear. Some, such as the Australian Prime Minister, have suggested the attacks were intended to undermine Indonesia's moderate democratic government.[29] Moreover, media organisations have suggested that the attack was planned to correspond with massive fuel price increases in Indonesia, so as to maximise economic and political damage. On the contrary, Sidney Jones, of the International Crisis Group, believes that it was not an attempt to undermine democracy "per se", but rather an example of jihadist extremism: "I think they very much see the world in a black and white way, us against them, Muslims against infidels... [They see] that the infidels led by the United States as part of a Christian-Zionist conspiracy are out to persecute and attack and eliminate Muslims around the world, and therefore, [they] have to run away." However, in common with the Prime Minister, Jones believes the attack was indiscriminate and not an attack on Australians "per se". She suggested Bali was selected as the site of the attacks because there was less chance of Indonesian gangsters being killed, and there was "a chance of getting a few foreigners".[30]
Following the attacks
Investigation
Indonesian police believed that three suicide bombers carried out the bombings. A presidential spokesman Dino Djalal said that the police found a total of "six legs and three heads but no middle bodies, and that's the strong sign of suicide bombers." Photos of the three heads were published in The Jakarta Post on Monday, 3 October 2005.[33] Initially, there were conflicting reports on the number of bombs; but later, the police confirmed only three bombs.[34]
An amateur video capturing the scene at the restaurant in Kuta showed one bomber with a backpack walking inside just seconds before a huge explosion.[9]
On the following Monday, on 3 October 2005, the police issued an appeal to the public for help identifying the suspected suicide bombers whose dismembered remains were found at the scene. Photos of the dead suspects were later distributed widely and a hotline was set up to receive tips.
According to Banten Police Chief Senior Commissioner Badrodin Haiti, the Indonesian police are seeking five members of a ring led by Imam Samudra, who has been sentenced to death for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings. Three of the five men had already served jail sentences for holding explosives belonging to Samudra. They were under police surveillance but had disappeared from their homes.[31]
On 9 October 2005, police in Bali arrested a man, identified by the initials HS, who was allegedly a former roommate of one of the suicide bombers.[35]
According to Indonesian police, in 2005, a corrupt prison warden at the Kerobokan prison smuggled a laptop inside for Imam Samudra, the leader of the terrorist group involved in the first Bali bombing. He then used the laptop and a wireless connection to chat with other terrorist suspects.[citation needed]
Political response
Local
- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned the blasts as a "criminal act" and called for an urgent meeting with Indonesian security officials. He visited the island and vowed that those responsible would be caught, saying "We will hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice."[5][36]
- Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs General Sutanto were instructed by the Indonesian President to leave for Bali on the evening of 1 October 2005.[36]
- Vice-President Jusuf Kalla told the BBCthat the government was uncertain of the group responsible for the attacks.
See also
- Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing
- Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
- 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people
- 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta which killed 12 and injured 150
- 2004 Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta, which killed 9 people
- Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamic terrorist group that is active in Indonesia
- 2005 Palu market bombing, a 2005 Sulawesi bombing
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External links
- ANTARA – Indonesian National News Agency
- BBC news report
- ABC news report
- Ninemsn, interview with Mercedes Corby
- Latest photos of the blast, Getty Images[permanent dead link]
- Bloomberg report
- Bali tourist areas hit by bombs
- Associated Press news report (random agency)
- OpenDemocracy [18] Bali's agony, Thailand's turmoil: Analysis by Jan McGirk
- CNN report
- CNN report with link to amateur video that captured one of the blasts. (Warning – graphic content)
- 2000 Philippine ambassador bombing Reuters[dead link]
- Combating JI in Indonesia