| 2017 Jakarta bombings | |
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| Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
  2017 Jakarta bombings (Jakarta)  2017 Jakarta bombings (Indonesia) Attack site shown on a map of Indonesia | |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°13′45.56″S 106°51′07.38″E / 6.2293222°S 106.8520500°E |
| Date | 24 May 2017 9:00 – 9:05 WIB (UTC+07:00) |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 5 (including both perpetrators) |
| Injured | 11[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State |
No. of participants | 2 perpetrators
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| Motive | Islamist extremism |
On 24 May 2017, two explosions occurred at a bus terminal in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta. Police confirmed that the explosions were caused by multiple explosive devices found in the toilet and in another part of the terminal.[2][3] The bombings killed five people: three policemen and two attackers.[4] The 11 injured people were taken to multiple hospitals across the Eastern Jakarta area.
The attack occurred just two days after an ISIS-linked suicide bombing targeting concert-goers occurred in Manchester, United Kingdom, which killed 22 people and occurred on the day after government clashes with ISIS-linked militants began in Marawi, Philippines.
According to the Indonesian Police Watch, the attack was the deadliest attack on the Indonesian National Police. This was later surpassed in 2018 when a standoff between police officers and terrorists occurred in Mako Brimob.[5]
- ^ Medistiara, Yulida. "Korban Bom Kampung Melayu: Polisi, Sopir Angkot, hingga Mahasiswi". Detik. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Makitan, Gadi (24 May 2017). "Explosion Occurred in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta". Tempo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Eyewitness hears "two explosions" erupt in East Jakarta". The Jakarta Post. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Chew, Amy (24 May 2017). "5 killed after blasts hit bus terminal in Jakarta". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Pratama, Adiatmaputra Fajar (25 May 2017). "IPW: Jangan Terprovokasi, Bom Kampung Melayu bukan Pengalihan Isu". Tribun News. Retrieved 6 July 2017.