1996 Sarajevo tram attack
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1996 Sarajevo tram attack
| 1996 Sarajevo tram attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43°51′20.31″N 18°24′12.89″E / 43.8556417°N 18.4035806°E |
| Date | 9 January 1996 18:00 (CEST) |
| Target | city tram |
| Attack type | Rocket-propelled grenade |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 19 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Serbian militants |
The 1996 Sarajevo tram attack occurred on 9 January 1996 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The attack occurred a month after the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina while the Dayton accords were being implemented.
Around 6 p.m. on 9 January 1996 a single rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a tram running down the main street of Sarajevo. [1] The grenade penetrated the tram and detonated. 55-year-old Mirsada Durić was killed, while 19 other civilians were wounded. The grenade was fired from the Grbavica neighborhood. At the time Grbavica was held by the Serbs. However, under the terms of the Dayton Peace Accords it was to be handed over to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of February 1996.
After the attack French troops from the Implementation Force (IFOR) searched the building from which the grenade was launched but did not capture the perpetrator(s). No person has ever been arrested for the attack.
References
- ^ "Sarajevo Grenade Leaves One Dead And 19 Wounded" (10 January 1996). The New York Times.
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