2005 Palu market bombing
2005 Palu market bombing | |
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Location | Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Date | 31 December 2005 7:05 am (UTC+8) |
Target | Meat market in southern Maesa district, Palu |
Attack type | Bombing, mass murder, terrorism |
Weapons | Nail bomb |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 53 |
Perpetrator | 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,[1] 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.[1][2][3]
The bomb detonated within a partially enclosed
The target, a market in a district dominated by the mostly Christian
The attack
The device, described as
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.[5]
Investigation
Following the attack, President
A single person was
Convicted
Another bomb was discovered among street vendors near Palu Plaza during the
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