2016 Movida Bar grenade attack

2016 Movida Bar grenade attack
Part of Militant Islamism in Southeast Asia and Terrorism in Malaysia
LocationPuchong, Selangor, Malaysia
Coordinates3°02′46″N 101°37′15″E / 3.046236°N 101.620796°E / 3.046236; 101.620796
Date28 June 2016
02:15AM MST (UTC+08:00)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Grenade attack
WeaponGrenade
Deaths0
Injured8
Perpetrator ISIS[1][2]
AssailantsImam Wahyudin Karjono
Jonius Ondie
No. of participants
2
MotiveIslamic extremism

On 28 June 2016, a bar located in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, was attacked by two people who threw a grenade into the bar while 20 customers were watching the UEFA Euro 2016 match between Italy and Spain. The attack injured eight people, including one foreigner from China. The attackers left the scene on a motorcycle but were subsequently arrested. The attack was described as the first ever Islamic terror attack against the country perpetrated by Malaysians militants linked to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Nightclub blast in Puchong linked to IS: Malaysian police chief". Bernama. Channel NewsAsia. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ Cassrels, Deborah (30 June 2016). "Islamic State claims Kuala Lumpur nightclub grenade attack". The Australian. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ Kumar, M. (4 July 2016). "Cops confirm Movida bombing first ever IS attack in Malaysia". The Star. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ Quackenbush, Casey (4 July 2016). "The Grenade Attack on a Malaysian Nightclub 'Had ISIS Links'". Time. Retrieved 15 April 2023.