THE Eid al-Adha prayer in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on May 14, 1962, was almost finished when an armed man suddenly stood up and shouted takbir. Seconds later, bullets were fired. Three explosive shots were released toward the front row of the prayer congregation. Police Commissioner Mangil Martowidjojo, commander of President Sukarno's Presidential Guard Detachment (DKP), and his deputy Sudiyo, quickly protected Sukarno.

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