The Threat of Terrorism in the Malang Region, Indonesia

Abstract

Since the terrorist bombings in the Kuta district of Bali in 2002, which
killed 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons and people of more
than 20 other nationalities, terrorism has emerged as a major issue in
Indonesia. On October 1st, 2005, suicide bombings occurred in two
locations in Bali causing dozens of death (32 victims) (Brookes et
al., 2014). Two years before, on August 5th, 2003, a suicide bomber
detonated a car bomb in JW Marriot hotel lobby in Jakarta causing tens
of death (14 victims) and hundreds (150) were injured (Wernick & Von