What the records say
- When
- 18 Sep 1997
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 43.35° N, 17.80° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1997 Mostar car bombing.
1997 Mostar car bombing
Terrorist incident in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A car bomb exploded in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 September 1997, injuring 29 people and destroying or damaging 120 apartments, as well as 120 vehicles. The attack is thought to have targeted Croat civilians and policemen as retribution against the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), which had fought Bosnian Muslim forces for control of the city during the Croat–Bosniak War.
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