2004 Palopo cafe bombing
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Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia10:30 pm (UTC+8)
| 2004 Palopo cafe bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Date | 10 January 2004 10:30 pm (UTC+8) |
| Target | Sampoddo Indah Cafe |
Attack type | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | Jasmin bin Kasau and three others. |
A cafe was bombed on 10 January 2004 in Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Occurring at 10:30 p.m. local time (UTC+8), an improvised explosive device beneath table number 11[1][2] in the Sampoddo Indah karaoke cafe. The blast killed four people and injured three others.[3] Four men, including Jasmin bin Kasau, were arrested for the bombings. Bin Kasau was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment[4] but later escaped.
Witnesses reported that two men spent two weekends scouting the Sampoddo Indah Cafe located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from downtown Palopo on the road to Makassar, staying for a short period of time then leaving. On 10 January 2004, they returned and sat at table No. 11, located near the entrance, and ordered drinks, which they left unfinished.[5] A device, thought to have been remotely detonated,[6] exploded at 10:30 p.m. local time (UTC+8), from underneath that table.[7]
The blast killed four people and injured three others. Three of the deceased, later identified as Abdul Rahman, Ambo, and Sumarni, 39, were residents of Palopo, while another, Suratman, was from another city. The explosion was heard up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away. Most of the cafe's clients escaped through the back door prior to the arrival of the police.[5]