1998 East Java ninja scare: Difference between revisions

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On 18 October 1998, five men were killed in the Turen area. One was beaten to death, one was burned and three were beheaded. On 20 October 1998, three killings occurred. Two had been seized from a police car by vigilantes who reportedly slit their throats; the third man was beheaded and his head paraded around on a stake.<ref name=":0" />
 
On 24 October at Gondanglegi, [[Malang Regency]], another five suspected ninjas were killed by villagers. One victim was burnt to death while another one was beheaded.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} On 31 October and 1 November, three policemen were killed in [[Madura]] after being suspected to be ninjas.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}. On 31 October, one man in north [[Jakarta]] was attacked on suspicions of being a ninja, marking the first time the scare had impacted Jakarta.<ref name=":1" />
 
===Local press reports===