Astana Anyar bombing

Astana Anyar bombing
Part of terrorism in Indonesia
LocationAstana Anyar police station, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Coordinates6°55′40″S 107°36′01″E / 6.9278°S 107.6003°E / -6.9278; 107.6003
Date7 December 2022
±08:20 WIB (UTC+7)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured11
PerpetratorsJamaah Ansharut Daulah
Jemaah Islamiyah (support)
No. of participants
1
MotiveIslamic extremism
Anti-government sentiment
Anti-police sentiment
Passing of the 2022 Bill of Indonesian Criminal Code into law

On 7 December 2022, at around 8:20 AM Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), a suicide bombing incident occurred at an Indonesian National Police station in Astana Anyar District, Bandung, West Java. The attacker and one police officer were killed by the explosion, while 11 people were injured including 3 police officers.

Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Chief of the Indonesian National Police said that the perpetrator was affiliated to the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) Bandung branch.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Kapolri: Agus Sujatno Pelaku Bom Bunuh Diri di Astana Anyar Terafiliasi JAD". detiknews (in Indonesian). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Kapolri: Pelaku Bom Polsek Astana Anyar Terafiliasi JAD Jawa Barat". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ Alhamidi, RIfat (7 December 2022). "Tampang Agus Sujatno Pelaku Bom Bunuh Diri di Polsek Astana Anyar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2022.