Astana Anyar bombing
On 7 December 2022, at around 8:20 AM Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), a suicide bombing incident occurred at an Indonesian National Police station in Astana Anyar District, Bandung, West Java. The attacker and one police officer were killed by the explosion, while 11 people were injured including 3 police officers. Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Chief of the Indonesian National Police said that the perpetrator was affiliated to the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) Bandung branch. Attack The attack involved a lone male attacker who entered the Astana Anyar police station's premises. The attacker rode a motorcycle and stopped near the field where the police were having morning drills. The attacker suddenly drew out a bladed weapon and charged towards the police, breaking into the ceremony before he blew himself up. Soon after the attack, a video of the attack went viral on the internet. The injured police officers were taken to the local hospital. In total, 9 people were injured by the attack. One of the police officers later died after succumbing to his injuries, 3 hours after the attack. The police cordoned off the Astana Anyar - Bojong Loa road, where the incident happened. The front part of the office was heavily damaged by the explosion. Perpetrator Identification later found that the perpetrator is a Bandung local, known with the nom de guerre Abu Muslim bin Wahid. He was a former recidivist formerly prisoned in Nusa Kambangan Island for 4 years. He was an electrician prior his death. He was captured in 2017 at Babakan Ciparay District, Bandung for being involved in terrorism and sentenced in the same year. He was released in 2021 after completing his sentence in full term. As revealed by his step-grandfather, the perpetrator was very polite but was a very reclusive person. He revealed that the perpetrator already distanced himself from the family for a long time, even prior to being captured by the police in 2017. The perpetrator was found to be overwhelmingly reclusive even to his family. They even revealed that the perpetrator was reclusive, to such an extent that they did not know he was married to a woman and had child sometime later, all without informing his family and without their knowledge. His grandfather said that his reclusiveness much prominent after he joined some Islamic discussion group after his graduation from senior high school in 2006. According to the Police, he was joined Darul Islam Areal Commandment VII (which centered at South Priangan region and operated across West Java) network but quitted the organization after the JAD formed. The perpetrator moved from Bandung to Sukoharjo, Central Java and lived in a rented small dormitory and moved here around September 2021. The perpetrator's neighbor revealed that the perpetrator and his family lived there. He lived with his wife and 2 children. One of the children was from his wife's previous marriage, while the other child was the couple's child. The neighbor revealed that the perpetrator, despite his job as an electrician,