Bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar The bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar occurred late in the Clone Wars . Jedi Padawan Barriss Offee — having become disgruntled with the fact that the Jedi Order , traditionally guardians of peace , were leading the Galactic Republic ' s war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems — carried out the bombing . The attack killed six Jedi Knight s , a number of clone trooper s , and members of the Jedi Temple ' s maintenance crew . A number of suspects were considered before the evidence implicated Ahsoka Tano , Padawan of General Anakin Skywalker , who was tried for murder and treason . Skywalker later discovered that it was Offee who carried out the attack , vindicating his Padawan . Prelude . As the Clone Wars continued throughout the galaxy , many citizens of the Galactic Republic started to disagree with the ways of the Jedi , and no longer viewed them as peacekeepers due to their new role as general s leading the fight against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Barriss Offee , Padawan to Jedi Master Luminara Unduli , grew to harbor similar views — ultimately believing that both the Jedi and the Republic had lost their way . As a result of this mindset , she sought to make a statement against the Jedi by detonating a bomb within the Jedi Temple . Enlisting the help of citizen Letta Turmond , a radical anti - war activist , Offee gave Turmond nano - droid s to feed to her husband , Jackar Bowmani , turning Bowmani into a living bomb . Bowmani was a munitions expert in the Jedi Temple , giving Turmond and Offee direct access to the temple hangar . Bombing . Jackar Bowmani was working in the Jedi Temple hangar when the nano - droid s within him detonated , killing Bowmani and multiple bystanders . The casualties who died as a result of the explosion were six Jedi , including Jedi Knight Tutso Mara , as well as several clone trooper s and maintenance workers . In addition to the fatalities , several workers were injured by the attack and subsequently taken to the temple ' s medical facility . As rumors began to spread of possible Jedi involvement in the attack , Grand Master Yoda recalled General Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano from their defense on Cato Neimoidia . Upon their return to Coruscant , the Jedi Council assigned Skywalker and Tano the task of discovering the culprit behind the attack . As neither of them were present in the temple at the time of the bombing , Yoda believed that they could be trusted to lead the investigation . Skywalker and Tano were partnered with Russo - ISC , a crime scene analysis droid , to investigate the crime , and Tano and Russo began to interview the witnesses . During these interviews , Tano and Russo learned about potential suspect Jackar Bowmani , who went missing after the bombing . After informing Skywalker about the suspect , Skywalker found Letta Turmond in a protest that was occurring outside the Temple and brought her in for questioning . She claimed that Bowmani could not have been involved , but after further investigation nano - droids were discovered at the site of the bomb and later in Bowmani ' s bloodstream , allowing the Jedi to believe that Bowmani himself was the bomb . Skywalker and Tano went to Bowmani and Turmond ' s house to further investigate , and found traces of nano - droids in the food , confirming their suspicions . The Jedi were interrupted by Turmond , who ran when asked to come in for further questioning . Once captured , Turmond was arrested for the bombing of the Jedi Temple and sent to prison . With Turmond locked away , any suspicions that a Jedi could have been involved were lost . Aftermath . Shortly after the funeral ceremony for the Jedi victims of the attack , Offee killed her co - conspirator and framed Tano for the deed . Tano escaped from Republic custody in the hope of proving her innocence , but was consequently hunted as a fugitive by the Jedi and Republic military . Following her capture , Tano was expelled from the Order and subsequently placed on trial for murder and treason . Although the charges were dismissed after Skywalker apprehended Offee and forced her to make a full confession , Tano declined the Council ' s offer of reinstatement and chose to seek a new path instead .