Incident Summary:

05/13/2018: A suspected suicide bomber attempted to detonate explosives at Cathedral Church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The assailant was arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility or the incident.

GTD ID:
201805130013

When:
2018-05-13

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

East Java

City:
Surabaya

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Cathedral Church
Specific Description Church
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
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
"Family of six behind deadly Surabaya church bombings; At least 13 killed, 40 wounded in attacks on 3 churches during morning services," The Straits Times (Singapore), May 14, 2018.