Istana Negara attempted shooting
On 25 October 2022, at around 7:00 am Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), an attempted shooting occurred in front of the Istana Negara in Jakarta, Indonesia. A female assailant trespassed the Istana Negara security layer and attempted to shoot the President and/or Presidential Guard using an FN HP-DA Pistol. President of Indonesia Joko Widodo was not in the Istana Negara at the time of attack as he was visiting East Kalimantan and Nusantara. The assailant was apprehended immediately by the Presidential Guard (Paspampres) and Indonesian National Police on the scene and is currently detained at Metro Jaya Region Police HQ.
Istana Negara attempted shooting | |
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Part of Islamic terrorism and terrorism in Indonesia | |
Location | Istana Negara complex, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, Indonesia |
Date | 25 October 2022 ±07:00 WIB (UTC+7) |
Target | Paspampres Joko Widodo |
Attack type | Attempted shooting |
Weapons | FN HP-DA Pistol |
Deaths | None |
Injured | None |
Perpetrators | Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia Lone wolf with Darul Islam indoctrination |
No. of participants | 1 |
Motive | Islamic extremism themed messiah complex fueled by anti-Pancasila sentiment and anti-Joko Widodo sentiment |
On 26 October 2022, after the investigation and checking the databases, National Counter Terrorism Agency announced that the assailant is a Hizb-ut Tahrir Indonesia member, but her terror network affiliation is Darul Islam. Despite the affiliation, further investigation revealed that the attacker is a lone wolf but inspired by Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia and Darul Islam teachings.