2018 Mako Brimob standoff
A three-day prison takeover and stand-off took place in 2018 between the Indonesian National Police and inmates convicted of terrorist activities who were imprisoned at the Police's Mobile Brigade Corps's headquarters (Mako Brimob) in Depok, West Java, Indonesia. The inmates took control over one prison block and 6 police officers were taken hostages. As a result of the standoff, five police officers died, with one inmate dead after being shot by the police. Four policemen were also injured in the incident. The Islamic State claimed its fighters were in the standoff. Another policeman was stabbed to death at the headquarters of the elite Mobile Brigade police after the siege by a terrorist who was later shot and killed.
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2018 Mako Brimob standoff (Depok) 2018 Mako Brimob standoff (Indonesia) Attack site shown on a map of Indonesia | |
| Location | Depok, West Java, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°21′03.5″S 106°50′56.0″E |
| Date | 8–10 May 2018 |
Attack type | Prison riot, stabbing |
| Deaths | 8 (6 police officers, 1 inmate, 1 other militant) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrators | Convicted terrorism inmates |
No. of participants | 155 perpetrators |
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