2016 Samarinda church bombing
| 2016 Samarinda church bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |
| Assailants | Juhanda |
No. of participants | 5 |
A
The bombing was the second attack on church in Indonesia in 2016, with the first attack occurred in
Bombing
The explosion occurred on 10:10 WITA (Central Indonesian Time), on Oikumene Church located on Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Road in Sengkotek, Loa Janan Ilir, Samarinda. Oikumene Church is the most popular church in Sengkotek.[1] At the time, the prayer service had just finished and crowds were getting out from the church. Prosecutors said Juhanda traveled to the church by motorbike, carrying a bag full of black explosive powder and a fuse, intending to cause mass casualties. But instead it exploded when he fell from the bike in front of the church, where children were playing.[2][3] Four toddlers were injured in the explosion. Juhanda immediately ran away, but later was caught by locals and people from the church after he fell into Mahakam River.[4]
Firefighters, Indonesian National Police and its bomb disposal unit were immediately dispatched after the bombing. The injured, all of them toddlers with age ranging from two to four-year-old, were immediately taken by emergency services to Samarinda's main hospital, I.A Moeis Hospital. People from the church were evacuated from the area after the explosion. Two toddlers were critically injured in the incident. On 14 November, the next day of the bombing, 2-year-old Olivia Intan Marbun Banjarnahor, succumbed to her wounds and became the only fatality in the attack.[5]
Perpetrator
The perpetrator was identified by the
On September 25, 2017, Juhanda was sentenced to life imprisonment. Juhanda was arrested and convicted along with four others, all five accused of belonging to the JAD group. The others received sentences ranging from six to seven years.[3]
Aftermath
Immediately after the incident, several high Muslim organisations in Indonesia, such as Nahdlatul Ulama and Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) condemned the bombing, with MUI calling Intan's death as "a tragedy of humanity". President Joko Widodo immediately ordered the Indonesian National Police for a fully thorough investigation into the incident.[9] The Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Tito Karnavian immediately stated to all Indonesians to "not panic" after the attack and stay calm.[10] The Minister of Internal Affairs, Tjahjo Kumolo, immediately called the bombing as a terror attack.[11] Jakarta's Religions Tolerance Forum condemned the bombing, calling it as "inhumane".[12]
Security measures were immediately taken after the bombing. Indonesian National Police ordered security measures to be taken in Oikumene Church after the bombing. Similar measures were taken in churches in Medan and Yogyakarta. The Vice Governor of East Java stated that the East Java Government, including the police, Indonesian National Soldier and Ulema to stay alert after the incident, and taken a "precaution steps" in order to detect terrorism in the region.[13]
Shortly after the news of Intan's death broke, the
References
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- ^ a b Hawley, Samantha (1 September 2017). "Indonesian prosecutors seek life sentence for church bomber accused of killing toddler". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Extremist sentenced to life for Samarinda church attack". The Jakarta Post. Agence France-Presse. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Amelia R, Mei. "Kapolda Kaltim: Pelempar Bom Molotov Depan Gereja Oikumene Sudah Ditangkap". Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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