Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta
A one-tonne car bomb, which was packed into a small Daihatsu delivery van, exploded outside the Australian embassy at Kuningan District, South Jakarta, at about 10:30 local time (03:30 UTC) on 9 September 2004, killing 9 people including the suicide bomber, and wounding over 150 others. The explosion gutted the Greek embassy on the 12th floor of an adjacent building, where three diplomats were slightly wounded. Damage to the nearby Chinese embassy was also reported. Numerous office buildings surrounding the embassy were also damaged by the blast, which shattered windows in buildings 500 metres (500 yd) away, injuring many workers inside, mostly by broken glass.
| Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta | |
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| Part of terrorism in Indonesia | |
Floral tributes in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta a few days after the bombing | |
| Location | 6°13′5.4″S 106°49′52″E Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Date | 9 September 2004 10:30 am (UTC +7) |
| Target | Australian embassy |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 150 |
| Perpetrators | Jemaah Islamiyah |
A dispute ensued as to how many civilians were killed by the explosion: local health authorities in Jakarta reported 9 deaths, compared to 11 deaths reported by Australian officials. Nonetheless, all Australians working at the embassy were reported alive. Among the victims killed were embassy security guard Anton Sujarwo, 23, and four Indonesian policemen on duty at the embassy. The rest were civilians, including the embassy gardener, Suryadi, 34, two embassy workers, a visa applicant, and a pedestrian.