Febrianto was subsequently shot dead by the police. Later that day, a premature bomb explosion in a house in Sidarjo (near Surabaya), involving another family of six, injured the bomb maker Anton Febrianto and the two younger children, Farisa Putri (11) and Garida Huda Akbar (10), while killing his wife, Puspitasari, and the eldest son, Hilta Aulia Rahman (17). According to Indonesian authorities, TATP (triacetone triperoxide) was used in all three bombings, and they were carried out by one family comprising Dita Oepriarto his wife, Puji Kuswati teenage sons, Yusuf Fadhil (18) and Firman Halim (15) and young daughters, Fadhila Sari (12) and Famela Rizqita (9). On Sunday, May 13, 2018, three churches in Surabaya (East Java), Indonesia, were targeted by almost simultaneous suicide bombings, killing 13 and wounding 41. The attacks also bring to the fore the role of family networks and the increased embrace of women and children in combat roles. The recent upsurge in violence is locally rooted, even if it is framed within the broader Islamic State ideology. But this increase is not necessarily indicative of a greater capacity across Indonesia’s pro-Islamic State network and the involvement of whole families reflects a broadening participation in Indonesian jihadism rather than a complete departure. They also show an increased capability among Indonesian Islamic State supporters when compared to previous attacks. These are the first suicide bombings involving women and young children in Indonesia, thus marking a new modus operandi. Abstract: On May 13, 2018, three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, were targeted by suicide bombers comprising one single family of six.
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