1995 Rijeka bombing
| 1995 Rijeka bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | 45°19′39.7″N 14°26′43.4″E / 45.327694°N 14.445389°E Rijeka, Croatia |
| Date | 20 October 1995 |
| Target | Police station |
Attack type | Suicide attack, terrorist attack |
| Weapons | Car bomb, 70 kg of TNT |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 29 |
| Perpetrator | John Fawza (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya) |
| Motive | Retaliation for the arresting of Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim by the Croatian Defense Council |
The 1995 Rijeka bombing occurred on 20 October 1995 in Rijeka, Croatia, when an Islamic terrorist organization attempted to destroy a police station by driving a car with a bomb into the wall of the building. Twenty-seven employees in the police station and two bystanders on the street were injured, although the only person killed was the perpetrator.