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Bekasi Bicycle Bomber Raises Fears of Rise In Lone-Wolf Attacks
Nivell Rayda | February 04, 201



Abdul Rabani, center, is charged with single-handedly attempting an attack on 
two Bekasi police officers in September. Experts say such lone-wolf attackers 
differ psychologically from members of terrorists groups, making them 
unpredictable. (JG Photo/Nivell Rayda) 

Despite his best efforts, Ahmad Abdul Rabani could not hide his despondency 
when the Jakarta Globe visited him in his cell shortly before he was due to be 
indicted at the East Jakarta District Court on Tuesday. 

His dream of becoming a " syuhada ," or martyr, and achieving a "noble death" 
had been shattered when his plan to kill two traffic police officers in Bekasi 
failed. 

A further insult, at least in the eyes of Ahmad, was that not even the 
hard-liners who seem to attend every terrorism trial turned up to support him 
in court. 

The 38-year-old man is charged with single-handedly orchestrating and carrying 
out a terror plot involving a crude homemade bomb mounted on the backseat of 
his bicycle in September . 

He allegedly planned to detonate the explosive near a police post, where the 
two officers were stationed, but the bomb, described by his lawyer as "an 
oversized firework," blew up prematurely, leaving only Ahmad injured. 

Throughout the hearing, Ahmad stared down at the courtroom floor. Occasionally, 
he flashed the panel of judges a malevolent look. Not once did he look at the 
prosecutor who read out the indictment against him. 

"Do you understand the charges against you?" the presiding judge, Jailili 
Sairin, asked Ahmad. The question failed to elicit a response. 

"Mr. defendant . do you understand?" Jailili repeated. 

That broke Ahmad's reverie, but it was evident his mind was not in the 
proceedings. 

"Yes," he answered quietly. 

In a paper released in November 2010, the International Institute for 
Counter-Terrorism said that lone wolves, individuals like Ahmad who 
single-handedly plan and carry out acts of violence, are the most puzzling and 
unpredictable types of terrorists. 

Despite lacking the financial means of a terrorist group, they "are a nightmare 
for the police and intelligence community as they are extremely difficult to 
detect and to defend against. 

Some of them have proven to be very lethal," the institute said, adding that 
this brand of terrorism was on the increase. 

Growing Threat 

Ahmad's failed bombing in September was the third such lone-wolf attack in 
Indonesia. 

On Nov. 11, 2006, Muhammad Nuh detonated a bomb inside an A&W restaurant at 
Plaza Kramat Jati Indah in East Jakarta. 

No one died in the blast, although Nuh, who was later sentenced to four years 
in prison, was badly injured. 

Harry Setya Rahmadi, who himself has been jailed for acts of terrorism, said 
the attacks by Nuh and Ahmad would have been more destructive had they been 
more Internet savvy. 

"Fishermen and illegal miners are all able to construct crude low-level 
explosives like that. There are more sophisticated types of explosives that 
would be more suited to such attacks and detailed instructions are available 
online," he told the Globe. 

In 2003, Internet forum Sada al-Jihad, or Echoes of Jihad, carried an article 
encouraging readers to carry out terrorist attacks. 

Al Qaeda also circulates texts on "How to Fight Alone" detailing commonly used 
tactics and step-by-step instructions for constructing explosives, as well as 
justifications for attacks on civilians. 

Erlangga Masdiana, a criminologist at the University of Indonesia, said the 
government needed to impose stricter regulations on the publication of jihadi 
materials and expand the scope of Internet censorship. 

"The government must identify the type of messages that can damage national 
stability or inspire others to carry out terrorist attacks and ensure that they 
are made inaccessible," Erlangga told the Globe. 

The Labyrinthine Mind 

In his 2002 essay "The Psychology of Terrorism," Clark McCauley, a professor at 
Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, wrote that lone wolves differ from 
terrorists who operate in groups. The latter tend to show no more degree of 
personality disorder than a normal individual and remain very rational. Lone 
bombers and gunmen, however, "suffer from some form of psychopathology." 

In a letter to law enforcers, Dr. Henny Riana of the Sukanto Police Hospital, 
who examined Ahmad, wrote that the defendant was suffering from severe 
depression resulting from a series of traumatic events. 

Ahmad had lost all of his family members in the 2004 tsunami in Aceh. What 
happened in the years in between remains a mystery, but the prosecution said he 
came to Jakarta in April 2010 to find work. Without any relatives or friends in 
the city, Ahmad drifted from one mosque to another on his colonial-style 
bicycle for five months. 

Lead prosecutor Trimo told the court that Ahmad had become disillusioned by the 
extensive media coverage of the CIMB Niaga bank robbery in Medan and the 
subsequent manhunt for members of a terrorist training camp in Aceh. 

Ahmad "was inspired to emulate successful attacks. He dreamed of becoming a 
jihadi and launched an attack against the police force, which he described as 
being responsible for the death, arrest and imprisonment of terrorism 
suspects," Trimo told the Globe. 

The defendant then purchased the raw materials needed for the attack and for 
five days scouted potential targets," Trimo said. 

"But he mishandled the explosive. He wrapped it in a black bag but owing to it 
being exposed to the scorching sun for five days and because of friction 
between the bag and the explosive, it exploded prematurely," he said. 

Trimo, who was also the lead prosecutor in Nuh's trial, said that like Ahmad, 
Nuh showed signs of depression. 

"He often thought of suicide. Of course, just ending his life was not enough 
for him. He wanted to die with a bang," he said. 

"But that doesn't mean they should get away with it. They know right from 
wrong. They know the consequences of their actions." 

Trimo said Ahmad also showed signs of being delusional, addressing himself as 
"we" in his suicide note even though he was not a part of a terrorist network. 

"He wants recognition," the prosecutor said. 

Traces of his depression were apparent on Tuesday, months after the attack. 
Answers to even simple questions were preceded by long pauses. He only mumbled 
a handful of words in court. 

Ahmad "is very quiet. He is like that even with us," Ahmad's lawyer told the 
Globe. 

"It is hard even for us to gain his trust. We don't even know who he really is 
or what goes on in his head."


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