Hoodwinked or Ringleaders?

TEMPO's investigations have revealed that several Islamic activists were involved in the plan to blow up churches in Bandung, but they were only pawns.

February 20, 2001

RONI Milyar finally finished reading An Nas (Mankind) Sura, the last set of verses in the Koran. Like all devout Muslims, the recent high school graduate was determined to read the entire holy book during the holy fasting month of Ramadhan. Roni was also busy serving on a committee that was organizing fasting month religious studies at the Al Hasan Mosque near his home in Antapani, Bandung.

While Roni was reading the Koran, Agus Kurniawan was pe

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