Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
| Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
| Location | Medan, Bandung, Batam, Ciamis, Mataram, Mojokerto, and Pekanbaru |
| Date | 24 December 2000 |
| Target | Churches |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | 118 |
| Perpetrators | Al Qaeda Jemaah Islamiyah |
| Motive | Islamic extremism, Anti-Christianity |
On 24 December 2000, a series of explosions took place in Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. The attack, which occurred on Christmas Eve, involved a series of coordinated bombings of churches in Jakarta and eight other cities which killed 18 people and injured many others.