Bali attack Final

Running Head: BALI NIGHTCLUB BOMBING. 2

BALI NIGHTCLUB BOMBING. 2

Bali nightclub bombing

Shawnette Howard

SNHU

4/14/2022

2002 The Bombings in Bali, a terrorist attack that killed 202 people. It happened in Paddy's Bar, a hangout for tourists, mainly Australian youngsters. The guests fled into the street, some of whom were injured. Seconds thereafter, a second bomb exploded in front of the Sari Club, near Paddy's. A third bomb exploded in front of Bali's US consulate, but no one was injured. While most casualties were Indonesian, British, and Australian, the attack killed people from at least 21 countries. After a week, Indonesian police detained the first suspected terrorists (Marshall. 2018).

The ideology of the organization.

The bombs showed the serious international impacts of violent terrorism. The operation was organized and carried out by Jemaah Islamiyah, an Indonesian terrorist organization with several ties to al-Qaeda. Relevant authorities are hesitant to act out of fear of offending the country's vast Muslim population. Finally, these attacks create a paradox since, although Bali is an Indonesian island, the targets were deliberately picked to maximize losses among the island's tourists. However, JI's principal objective is establishing an Islamic state in Indonesia, not a battle with the West.

The Bali event is characterized as terrorism since the violence was unanticipated and targeted innocent individuals, placing pressure on external parties such as governments to alter their policies or stances. Contemporary terrorists deploy numerous kinds of violence and target civilians, army bases, and political leaders, among others.

Relationships between the organization's ideology and the attack's worldwide scope

Suicide bombings in Bali and elsewhere are aimed at destroying America and killing its inhabitants and countries that support the United States in its "new Crusade," which they refer to as America's war in Afghanistan, according to International Suicide Batallion. To damage the interests of infidel countries of the Cross and American terrorists worldwide is sometimes referred to as istimaté. One of the attackers set up websites to spread the word about the organization's global mission. He asked Muslims to defend the honor of Muslims by acting following their group or community's values.

The local and global impact of the attack

Numerous people needed medical attention, but the limited resources of the Graha Asih hospital meant it was unable to deal with the volume of patients arriving. As a result of the tragic events, Bali's major hospital, the Sanglah Hospital, was put to capacity. In the hospital, there were a lot of individuals lying on the corridors and inwards, making it a nightmare. People from Australia made up the majority of those involved. The 2002 Bali bombings claimed the lives of more than 20 people from around the world, but 88 Australians were killed. There were fears that Australians would blame Indonesia for the Bali attacks, which might harm Australian-Indonesia relations.

The impact of the attack on the terrorist organization

Americans, who were the primary target of the attack, were largely unaffected by it. After being designated an international terrorist organization, the group lost most of its economic mobility, and many of its top executives were detained in connection with the bombing. Due to the publicity generated by other like-minded individuals and groups, this organization has continued obtaining resources through unconventional means such as siphoning funds from donations from other terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda following the attack.

Reference

Marshall, P. (2018). Conflicts in Indonesian Islam. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, 23(1).