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1988 Nicosia Israeli Embassy bombing information


1988 Nicosia Israeli Embassy bombing
LocationNicosia, Cyprus
Date11 May 1988
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths2 (+1 attacker)
Injured19
PerpetratorsAbu Nidal Organization

On 11 May 1988, the Israeli Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus was targeted by a car bomb. The botched attack killed three people and wounded 19 others.[1]

  1. ^ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. p. 202. ISBN 9781317474654.

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