Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta | |
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Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 06°11′59″S 106°49′50″E / 6.19972°S 106.83056°E |
Date | 1 August 2000 12:30 p.m. (UTC+7) |
Target | Official residence of the Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia |
Attack type | Car bomb |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 21 |
Perpetrators | Unknown, purportedly Jemaah Islamiyah agents, including Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top among them[1] |
The Philippine consulate in Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia, was bombed on 1 August 2000. A bomb was detonated outside the official residence of the Philippine ambassador to Indonesia, Leonides Caday, killing two people and injuring 21 others.[2] Those killed were a street vendor and a guard to the official residence. Caday was treated in hospital for head and hand injuries.[3]