2011 Cirebon bombing

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2011 Cirebon bombing
LocationCirebon, West Java
DateApril 15, 2011
around 12:20 p.m. WIB[1] (UTC+07:00)
TargetIndonesian National Police compound's mosque
Attack type
suicide bombing[2][3]
Deaths1 (perpetrator)[4]
Injuredat least 28[2][3]
PerpetratorMuhammad Syarif

On April 15, 2011, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a mosque in a police compound in the city of Cirebon, in West Java, Indonesia.[2][3][5] The attack occurred around 12:20 WIB (UTC+7)[1] during Friday prayers.[6]

The bomber was killed and at least 28 people were injured, most of whom were praying in the mosque.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Cirebon mosque lacked security: Police". The Jakarta Post. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Suicide Bomber Praying as He Detonates Bomb: Survivor". The Jakarta Globe. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Indonesia 'suicide bomber' wounds 28 in mosque blast". BBC News. April 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference alj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Arnaz, Farouk (April 15, 2011). "Update: Explosion Was Suicide Attack, Indonesian Police Say". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bomber attacks mosque in Indonesian police station". CNN. April 15, 2011.