1998 East Java ninja scare: Difference between revisions

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===Local press reports===

On 1 October 1998, the Surabaya Post reported “a rumour about the existence of attacks by ninja-like squads” that were targeting “community leaders as well as [[ulama]]. As a result, the residents near Islamic boarding schools undertake tight guards around the houses of ulamas who have become targets.” On 4 October 1998, the Jawa Pos reported that “prayer teachers are in the sights of groups of dozens of killers who wear all-black clothes and masks like ninjas.”<ref>{{cite web |urllast=http://www.newmandala.org/hunting-killing-ninjas-indonesia/Herriman |first=Nicholas |date=3 May 2016 |title=Hunting and killing ninjas in Indonesia - New Mandala |dateurl=3http://www.newmandala.org/hunting-killing-ninjas-indonesia/ May 2016|website=newmandala.org}}</ref>

===Casualties===