Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta

Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta
Part of terrorism in Indonesia
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates06°11′59″S 106°49′50″E / 6.19972°S 106.83056°E / -6.19972; 106.83056
Date1 August 2000; 24 years ago (2000-08-01)
12:30 p.m. (UTC+7)
TargetOfficial residence of the Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia
Attack type
Car bomb
Deaths2
Injured21
PerpetratorsUnknown, 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]

  1. ^ "Bali bomb suspects tied to 2000 attack". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 12 March 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Bomb blast at home of Philippine ambassador to Indonesia". The Independent.ie. 2 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Car bomb explodes at home of Philippine ambassador". Associated Press via. Bangla 2000. 2 August 2000. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.