On 30 November 1957, an
assassination attempt was made on Sukarno by way of a grenade attack while he was visiting a school function in
Cikini,
Central Jakarta. Six children were killed, but Sukarno did not suffer any serious wounds. The perpetrators were members of the
Darul Islam group, under the order of its leader
Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo.