On 11 May four Christian farmers from the remote village of Kalimago, Poso regency, were murdered by five sword-wielding attackers. The terrorists ambushed a group of farmers who were harvesting their coffee plantation. The victims were aged between 42 and 61. A fellow-farmer saw the suspects carrying firearms and sharp weapons approach the victims before he fled and informed the police, who later said the witness identified one attacker as a fugitive and a member of the IS-linked Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT) terrorist group. The attack was motivated by robbery and to terrorise local residents. One of the victims was decapitated in this particularly brutal attack. In November, the same Sulawesi-based terrorist group burned down a Salvation Army church and Christian homes, and hacked four Christians to death and beheaded one. The authorities have not been able to capture the fugitives despite months of efforts.
Indonesia: Christian farmers murdered
Written by David Fletcher 13 May 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for the success of a joint task force whose mission is to hunt down the remnants of MIT. (Proverbs 29:8)
- More: www.persecution.org/2021/05/12/terrorist-group-allegedly-murdered-four-christian-farmers-central-sulawesi/
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