1988 Cannes and Nice attacks

1988 Cannes and Nice attacks
LocationCannes and Nice, France
DateMay 9 – December 19, 1988 (1988-05-09 – 1988-12-19)
TargetFrench Muslim immigrants
Attack type
Terrorist bombings
Deaths1
Injured16
PerpetratorsFrench and European Nationalist Party
MotiveIslamophobia, antisemitism, and anti-immigrant sentiment

The 1988 Cannes and Nice attacks were two bombings carried out by neo-Nazis posing as Jewish extremists, targeting Sonacotra immigrant hostels. One person was killed and sixteen others were injured.

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