On December 26, 1996, several buildings (including five churches) in Tasikmalaya, a small city in West Java, were burned by mobs. We will bring this news up to date as we collect more report and/or data.
A report (in Indonesian language) could be found in
Kompas Newspaper, 27 December 1996 edition
A report (in Indonesian language) could be found in
Suara Pembaruan Newspaper
Collection of reports gathered from fica-net
Report from Indonesia:
GKI Tasikmalaya tinggal puing-puing
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Tasik update
News from Reuter
Statement from FKKS
Articles from PR (Bandung Newspaper):
Pangdam Minta Masyarakat Tasikmalaya Tidak Terhasut
Ketua Umum NU Mengutuk Peristiwa Tasikmalaya
Photos of burning churches
Collection of photos from Parokinet
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