Hipercor bombing

A car bomb attack was carried out on 19 June 1987 at the Hipercor shopping centre in Barcelona, Spain, by the Basque separatist organisation ETA, which was classified as a terrorist group. The bombing killed 21 people and injured 45, the deadliest attack in ETA's history. Controversy surrounded the timing of telephone warnings made before the attack and the authorities' response to them.

Hipercor bombing
Part of the Basque conflict
Avinguda Meridiana, where the attack occurred
Hipercor
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates41°25′41″N 2°11′08″E
Date19 June 1987 (1987-06-19)
16:12 (UTC+2)
TargetHipercor shopping centre
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths21 (including a pregnant woman)
Injured45
PerpetratorsETA
No. of participants
4
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