Incident Summary:

02/03/2003: At around 7:15 am local time, a bomb exploded at the Indonesian national police headquarters in the town of Kebavoran, a suburb south of the capital Jakarta. The bomb was in a black bag outside a function hall in the building. The blast destroyed several windows, damaged the entrance to the function hall, and created a large hole in the wooden ceiling in the lobby of the hall. At least one vehicle was damaged by the blast. No one claimed responsibility, though Indonesia's national Police Chief was certain that the blast was a political act.

GTD ID:
200302030001

When:
2003-02-03

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jakarta

City:
Jakarta

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Indonesia National Police
Specific Description Indonesia National Police Headquarters
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Time Fuse
Weapon Details
The bomb, found in a black bag, was described by police as being composed of plastic pipes, stuffed with explosive powder, and sealed with cement. There was a timer fitted to the bomb as well.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information There was much media speculation that Islamic radicals, particularly Jemiah Islamiyah (JI) were behind the incident, because the Indonesian police were investigating several incidents allegedly perpetrated by JI at the time. The bomb exploded when a night-shift guard found the bag, and exploded while the guard went to notify others.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Indonesian police headquarters blast caused by bomb - official," AFX, February 3, 2003.
Victor Tjhajadi, "Bomb at Indonesian police HQ has 'political message,'" AFP, February 3, 2003.
"Indonesia police on edge after blast at headquarters," AFP, February 4, 2003.