2005 Tentena market bombings
A market in the center of Tentena, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia was bombed on 28 May 2005. Two improvised explosive devices, set to explode 15 minutes apart, detonated during the morning, killing 22 and wounding at least 40 more. The fatalities included a Christian clergyman and a 3-year-old boy. Several Islamic militants were later charged and sentenced to jail terms in 2007 and 2010 for their roles in organizing the bombing, among other sectarian attacks in the Poso region.
| 2005 Tentena market bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tentena, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Date | 28 May 2005 8:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m (UTC+8) |
| Target | Open air market in central Tentena township |
Attack type | Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 90 |
| Perpetrators | Local Islamic militants with purported links to Jemaah Islamiyah |
The bomb blasts are linked to sectarian conflict between Muslims and Christians in Poso that killed at least 577 people and displaced another 86,000 during three-year period before a government-sponsored truce agreed in December 2001. Those convicted for crimes related to the attack spoke of seeking revenge for previous atrocities committed against the Muslim community within Poso and the bombings were carried out on the fifth anniversary of a massacre of at least 165 Muslims in Sintuwu Lemba village, Central Sulawesi.