Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting | |
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Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
Location | Indonesian National Police headquarters, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 6°14′21″S 106°48′5″E / 6.23917°S 106.80139°E |
Date | 31 March 2021 ±16:30 WIB (UTC+7) |
Target | Police |
Attack type | Attempted shooting |
Weapons | Air pistol |
Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator)[1] |
Injured | None |
Perpetrators | ISIL-affiliated lone wolf |
Motive | Islamic extremism Anti-police sentiment |
On 31 March 2021, at around 16:30 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), a shooting occurred at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. A female assailant attacked police headquarters with a handgun and was shot dead after firing several rounds.[2][3][4] The shooting happened three days after the cathedral bombing in Makassar.