Suai Church massacre

Suai Church massacre
Memorial in Suai dedicated to the victims of the massacre.
LocationSuai, Cova Lima District, East Timor
Coordinates9°18′45″S 125°15′20″E / 9.3125°S 125.2556°E / -9.3125; 125.2556
Date6 September 1999 (UTC+9)
TargetEast Timorese Catholics
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths345
Injured129
PerpetratorsIndonesian civil and military officials
MotiveAnti-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.