Indonesian Ulema Council shooting

Indonesian Ulema Council shooting
LocationIndonesian Ulema Council Headquarters, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Date2 May 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-02)
11:00 WIB (UTC+7)
TargetIndonesian Ulema Council officials
Government officials
Attack type
Shooting
WeaponsGlock Modified airgun
Deaths1 (perpetrator)
Injured2
PerpetratorLone wolf
MotiveMessiah complex
Attracting public and government officials' attention to the perpetrator's claim of prophethood

On 2 May 2023, at around 11:00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), a shooting occurred at the Indonesian Ulema Council (Indonesian: Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI) headquarters in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. A male assailant attacked Indonesian Ulema Council headquarters with a modified airsoft gun,[1][2][3] but it was later revealed that the weapon used by the attacker was an airgun.[4] The assailant reportedly died, while two Indonesian Ulema Council employees were injured.[5]

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