What the records say
- When
- 31 Dec 2005
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 0.91° S, 119.87° E
- Description
- 2005 Palu market bombing.
Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Palu.
2005 Palu market bombing
Terrorist attack in Indonesia
A market was bombed on 31 December 2005, in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. An improvised explosive device, described as a nail bomb or similar, detonated around 7:00 a.m. within a Palu butcher's market mostly frequented by Christians shopping for New Year's Eve celebrations, killing eight people and wounding a further 53.
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