Al-Qaeda carries out a terrorist attack in Mostar

Quand

18 sept. 1997

Type

Attentat terroriste

Coordonnées

43.35° N, 17.80° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 1997 Mostar car bombing.

Al-Qaeda carries out a terrorist attack in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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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