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Terrorist Incidents In Bosnia And Herzegovina
There has been an increase in incidents involving alleged radical Islamism in the Balkans since the 1990s. Bosnia and Herzegovina *Mostar car bombing on 18 September 1997, a terrorist attack was organized by ''Ahmed Zuhair (Abu Handala)'', a Saudi mujahideen that fought in Bosnia. Handala was later arrested and detained in 2007 at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Guantanamo. *''Mirsad Bektašević'', a Bosniak of Montenegro, Bosniak from Montenegro that emigrated in 1994 to Sweden, was arrested on 19 October 2005 during a police raid in Sarajevo, together with a Danish citizen. A home-made suicide belt, of factory-made explosives, timing devices, detonators and a Hi-8 videotape with footage demonstrating how to make a home-made bomb were found. A video (to be published following planned attacks) of the two arrested, in ski masks, surrounded by explosives and weapons, was found, in which they say that they will attack sites in Europe to punish nations with forces in Afghanistan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostar Car Bombing
A car bomb exploded in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 September 1997, injuring 29 people and destroying or damaging 120 apartments, as well as 120 vehicles. The attack is thought to have targeted Croat civilians and policemen as retribution against the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), which had fought Bosnian Muslim forces for control of the city during the Croat–Bosniak War. The attack was carried out by radical Islamists. The attack was organized by Ahmad Zuhair Handala, with his associates, Ali Ahmed Ali Hamad from Bahrain, Nebil Ali Hil, nicknamed Abu Yemen, Saleh Nedal and Vlado Popovski from North Macedonia. At least two of the arrested had links to Al-Qaeda. The attackers did not mention whether the bombing was religiously motivated or whether it was retribution against the Croatian Defense Council. History On 18 September 1997, a car bomb exploded on Splitska Street, in front of a police station in majority-Croat western Mostar. During the Bosnian War, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |