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Suai Church massacre | |
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Location | Suai, Cova Lima District, East Timor |
Coordinates | 9°18′45″S 125°15′20″E / 9.3125°S 125.2556°E |
Date | 6 September 1999 (UTC+9) |
Target | East Timorese Catholics |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 345 |
Injured | 129 |
Perpetrators | Indonesian civil and military officials |
Motive | Anti-Christian sentiment |
The Suai Church massacre occurred on 6 September 1999, in Suai, Cova Lima District in southwestern East Timor, two days after the results of the independence referendum were announced.