Bomb Threat Against the Cathedral of Zagreb

Case information
Incident date
Country
Croatia
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Insult or Incitement

The Chief Editor of a Catholic Magazine, Mons. Miklenic, received a threat by email on the 10th of September 2012. The email stated that a bomb would be placed in the Cathedral of Zagreb, and “everyone will jump in the air”. This was reported by the Apostolic Nunciature in Croatia.

Source: Submission of the Holy See to the OSCE / Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights for the Hate Crimes Report 2012; on May 27, 2013.