2011 Cirebon bombing

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2011 Cirebon bombing
LocationCirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Date15 April 2011 (2011-04-15)
around 12:20 p.m. WIB (UTC+07:00)
TargetIndonesian National Police compound's mosque
Attack type
suicide bombing
Deaths1 (perpetrator)
Injuredat least 28
PerpetratorMuhammad Syarif

On 15 April 2011, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a mosque in a police compound in the city of Cirebon, in West Java, Indonesia. The attack occurred around 12:20 WIB (UTC+7) during Friday prayers.

The bomber was killed and at least 28 people were injured, most of whom were praying in the mosque.