Besançon courthouse attack
| Besançon courthouse attack | |
|---|---|
The Besançon courthouse, in 2021 | |
Location of Besançon, in France | |
| Location | 47°14′15″N 6°01′25″E / 47.2374843°N 6.0236485°E Besançon, France |
| Date | 9 May 1970 10:30 pm (Paris) |
| Weapons | IED |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Right-wing extremists |
No. of participants | Two |
| Motive | Political terrorism |
A terrorist attack targeted the Besançon courthouse on 9 May 1970. It was perpetrated with a bomb by two men from the OAS and UDR movements, in a context of the resurgence of far-right violence in France.