Indonesian mobs battle over water source
Violence over access to a water source in Maluku, Indonesia. Rival mobs from two villages attack one another “with sharp weapons, guns and explosives” causing several deaths and injuries.
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Five killed at protest against lack of water at Indonesian prison
Protests against the lack of water and other basic resources at a prison in Medan, Indonesia leave five dead. Hundreds of convicts escape after the inmates set fire to the prison.
Militants attack water treatment facility
Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) militants hold up a water-treatment facility claiming that it had failed to pay “revolutionary taxes” to the NPA. No people are harmed, but armed guards are disarmed and additional items are taken from the personnel at the facility.
Philippine town loses access to water after pipeline is bombed.
A predominantely Muslim town in southern Philippines loses access to water after a group known as Abu Sayyaf is suspected in an explosion that damaged local water pipes. This group is said to be linked to al-Qaeda and/or at least inspired by al-Qaeda’s strategy to attack water infrastructure in Iraq. The affected town is without municipal water for at least several days. In a possibly related incident a person guarding the water facility is killed.
Bombs detonated at hydroelectric power plant in East Java
Several explosive devices detonate at a hydroelectic power plant in Biltar, East Java, Indonesia.
Assailants open fire on security personnel escorting a water tanker convoy
Assailants open fire on security personnel escorting a Freeport Indonesia water tanker convoy in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. There are no reported casualties, but the vehicles are damaged. This is one of two coordinated attacks on this convoy on this day, neither of which are claimed by any group.
An explosive device detonates in a canal
An explosive device detonates in a canal in barangay Poblacion, M’lang town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No casualties are reported in the blast. No group claims responsibility for this incident; however, police suspect the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
More than 30 armed men detonate an improvised explosive device at the electric transformer of a Pump House
At night in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, more than 30 armed men detonate an improvised explosive device at the electric transformer of Malago Pump House owned by the Victorias Milling Company sugar refinery before setting it on fire. The damage is initially placed at P400,000 ($9,246 USD). No casualties are reported. New People’s Army militants claim responsibility.
Homemade bomb is planted inside the gates of the Metro Water District
On Wednesday, ordnance experts defuse a homemade bomb discovered by employees planted on a bench inside the gates of the Metro Water District, a government-run building at Cotabato, Philippines. No damage or casualties occur. No group claims of responsibility for the attack.
Malaysia threatens to cut Singapore’s water
Malaysia supplies about half of Singapore’s water and in 1997 threatened to cut off that supply in retribution for criticisms by Singapore of policy in Malaysia.