Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting

Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting
The police HQ in 2011
Indonesia police HQ
Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting (Jakarta)
Location6°14′21″S 106°48′5″E / 6.23917°S 106.80139°E / -6.23917; 106.80139
Indonesian National Police headquarters, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Date31 March 2021
±16:30 WIB (UTC+7)
TargetPolice
Attack type
Attempted shooting and terrorist attack
WeaponsAir pistol
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)
InjuredNone
PerpetratorsISIL-affiliated lone wolf
MotiveIslamic extremism
Anti-police sentiment

On 31 March 2021, at around 16:30 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), a shooting occurred at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. A female assailant attacked police headquarters with a handgun and was shot dead after firing several rounds. The shooting happened three days after the cathedral bombing in Makassar.

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