Incident Summary:

01/16/2001: Homemade bombs went off in radio, telecommunication and government offices in Ambon in Indonesia. Authorities believe the attackers were from Central Maluku. This bombing was linked to two others the same day. There were no reported casualties.

GTD ID:
200101160005

When:
2001-01-16

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Maluku

City:
Ambon

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Telecommunications office
Specific Description Indonesian Telecommunications office
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government Offices
Specific Description Indonesian Government
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Radio office
Specific Description Indonesian radio office
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
The explosives were homemade.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown Unknown
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Izaak Tulalessy, “Indonesia: Four Bombs Explode on Seram, Central Maluku,” Detikcom, January 15, 2001.
"Indonesia: Violence in Maluku Islands Region Reported," British Broadcasting Corporation, January 22, 2001.