On Thursday, 9 September 2004, at around 10.30 A.M, a bomb explosion occurred at Jalan Rasuna Said, Jakarta, in the vicinity of the Embassy of Australia, an area where business centres and foreign embassies are located.

According to the preliminary report, several peoples were killed and many others were injured. A more detail information is currently being obtained and the Indonesian Police as well as other relevant authorities are conducting the investigation over the incident.

The Government of Indonesia strongly condemns this barbaric act. Terrorism is the common enemy of all peace loving countries in the world and Indonesia will accordingly continue to work together with countries in the region, including Australia, to uncover and bring the perpetrators of the bombing to justice. The Australian Foreign Minister, Mr. Alexander Downer and officials from the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade as well as the Shadow Foreign Minister, Mr. Kevin Rudd, have departed to Indonesia to extend their support to the Government and people of Indonesia in facing this tragedy.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia calls all Indonesian nationals in Australia to remain calm and not to be provoked by irresponsible quarters intending to worsen the situation. The Embassy further calls the Indonesian nationals to closely keep in touch with all Indonesian missions across Australia as well as the relevant Australian authorities should they encounter any situation that may endanger their safety.