Activists in Indonesia have held candles during an anti-violence protest condemning last week’s bombing attacks in the town of Tentena in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi. Indonesia’s intelligence and police services came under criticism Tuesday after twin bombings killed at least 20 people in the predominantly Christian town.
Since Saturday’s bombings, Indonesian police have arrested two men in the Tentena area who were carrying weapons, according to reports. However, police have not directly linked them to the Saturday morning attacks on a busy market, seen as an attempt to re-ignite violence in the region.
The town of Tentena, 1,500 km (900 miles) northeast of Jakarta, is part of an area where three years of Muslim-Christian fighting killed 2,000 people until a peace deal was agreed in late 2001. Saturday’s bombings were the worst in Indonesia since the 2002 Bali blasts.
According to Reuters, authorities have blamed the bombings on Islamic militants, but denied speculation a suicide bomber was involved.
Anthony Chiu
Christian Today Correspondent
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