Christmas Night Marred by Terror
Monday, January 8, 2001
Indonesia was once again sent into mourning as a chain of bombs exploded throughout the archipelago on Christmas Eve, killing 18 people and wounding dozens of others. Until now the mastermind behind the terrorist acts remains unknown. However rumors have emerged that the Indonesian military was involved.
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It was fate that Riyanto, a member of Nahdatul Ulama Banser Mojokerto (Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization), himself a Muslim, sacrificed himself for his fellow countrymen. And fate determined that his noble act would lead him back to his Creator. He died last Christmas Eve trying to save the Eben Heizer Christian Church in Mojokerto from a bomb blast.
Apparently Riyanto saw a suspicious looking object placed atop the seat of a motor
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