What the records say
- When
- Feb 1998 – Oct 1998
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 8.23° S, 114.37° E
- Description
- East Javan mass hysteria
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1998–99 East Java killings
Outbreak of violence in Indonesia
There was an outbreak of violence in East Java, Indonesia in 1998–99, around the time of the fall of Suharto, where local people killed at least 300 residents. People said they were being targeted by sorcerers following the deaths of cattle, and in response, unidentified vigilantes, which people described as ninjas due to their all-black clothing and masks, attacked and killed residents they suspected to be sorcerers…
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