Zagreb rocket attacks
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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[2][3] and wounded over 200 Croatian and foreign civilians and 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.[1]
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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[1] |
Perpetrators | Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina |
Motive | Retaliation for Croatian Army offensive in Operation Flash |
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) characterized the attack as a crime against humanity and convicted Croatian Serb leader Milan Martić of ordering the attack.