| Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta | |
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| Part ofterrorism in Indonesia | |
 Interactive map of Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta | |
| Location | 06°11′59″S106°49′50″E / 6.19972°S 106.83056°E /-6.19972; 106.83056 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Date | 1 August 2000; 25 years ago (2000-08-01) 12:30 p.m. (UTC+7) |
| Target | Official residence of thePhilippine Ambassador to Indonesia |
Attack type | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 21 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown, purportedlyJemaah Islamiyah agents, includingAzahari Husin andNoordin Mohammad Top among them[1] |
The Philippine consulate inMenteng,Jakarta,Indonesia, was bombed on 1 August 2000. A bomb was detonated outside the official residence of thePhilippine ambassador to Indonesia, Leonides Caday, killing two people and injuring 21 others.[2] Those killed were a street vendor and a guard to the official residence. Caday was treated in hospital for head and hand injuries.[3]
Some witnesses suggested the 12:30 p.m. blast came from the envoy's vehicle and detonated as it entered the residence on Imam Bonjol Street. However, police investigators theorized that another car parked near the entrance contained the bomb, which was detonated as the ambassador'sMercedes entered his driveway.[3]
The lunchtime blast caused numerousshrapnel wounds and at least four bystanders were taken to Jakarta hospitals with critical injuries.[2][3] The car carrying the Philippine ambassador to Indonesia was destroyed and there was damage to dozens of other vehicles on the street that houses several government offices and the homes of other foreign diplomats and senior government officials. A wing of the official residence and the office of Indonesia's nationalelectoral commission were both moderately damaged.[3]
In responseAlexander Aguirre, national security adviser to thenPresidentJoseph Estrada, stated the bombing was the first time a Philippine diplomatic post had been bombed and that thePhilippine government "didn't expect that to happen."[3] Security at thePhilippine Embassy in Jakarta, also located on Imam Bonjol Street, was tightened as a result.
ThenIndonesian PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid stated he believed the bombing was linked to thePhilippine government's efforts to combat Islamist rebel groups inMindanao, however theMoro Islamic Liberation Front released a statement denying it had set the bomb.Abu Sayyaf, another group opposed to the Philippine government, did not claim responsibility either.[4]
Almost three years laterIndonesian police identified ten suspects, most known members of regionalterrorist groupJemaah Islamiyah, as suspects in the investigation. The now apprehendedRiduan Isamuddin, chief organiser of the2002 Bali nightclub bombings among others, is suspected of planning and financing the attack.[1]