Zagreb rocket attacks
| Zagreb rocket attacks | |
|---|---|
The body of Ana Mutevelić lying on the intersection of Vlaška and Draškovićeva streets | |
| Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Date | 2–3 May 1995 |
| Target | Downtown Zagreb Zagreb Airport |
Attack type | Artillery rocket attack |
| Weapons | 262 mm M-87 Orkan multiple rocket launcher armed with cluster bombs |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 214 |
| Perpetrators | Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina |
| Motive | alleged retaliation for Croatian Army offensive in Operation Flash, Anti-Croat sentiment |
The Zagreb rocket attacks were two rocket attacks conducted by the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina that used multiple rocket launchers to strike the Croatian capital of Zagreb during the Croatian War of Independence. The attack killed seven and wounded over 200 Croatian and foreign civilians. The missile attack was carried out on 2 May and 3 May 1995 as retaliation for the Croatian army's offensive in Operation Flash. The rocket attacks deliberately targeted civilian locations. Zagreb was the largest of several cities hit by the attack. It was not the only instance in the war in Croatia that cluster bombs were used in combat.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found Croatian Serb leader Milan Martić criminally responsible for the crimes of murder, cruel treatment, and attacks on civilians; characterized the attack as a crime against humanity; and convicted him of ordering the attack.