Incident Summary:

05/11/2005: A man was arrested for planning a bombing in Dili, East Timor. The attacker was arrested before the bomb could be detonated in a government building. He was not associated with any known terrorist organization.

GTD ID:
200505110002

When:
2005-05-11

Country:
East Timor

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dili

City:
Dili

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Timor - Leste Government
Specific Description Dili Government
Nationality of Target East Timor
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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 Unknown
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
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
“Man Was Planning Dili Bomb,” Daily Telegraph, May 12, 2005.
“NT: Security Measures in Dili Amid Attack Threat,” Australian The Associated Press, May 11, 2005.
“Dili on Alert,” Northern Territory News, May 12, 2005.