Incident Summary:

05/28/2000: An Australian UN peacekeeper was injured when 4 suspected pro-Jarkarta militiamen threw a hand grenade at a guard post at the Nunura Bridge midway between Maliana and Balibo, East Timor, Indonesia.

GTD ID:
200005280006

When:
2000-05-28

Country:
East Timor

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bobonaro

City:
Near Balibo

Location Details:
The incident occurred at the Nunura Bridge midway between Maliana and Balibo.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity UN Peacekeeping Force in East Timor
Specific Description UN Guard Post at the Nunara Bridge
Nationality of Target Australia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
Weapon Details
The perpetrators threw a hand grenade at the guard post in this incident.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Australian peacekeeper injured in East Timor grenade attack,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 29, 2000.
"Australian soldier in East Timor injured in grenade attack,” AAP Newsfeed, May 29, 2000.