Nedjelko Cabrinovic

Serbian assassin

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Nedjelko Čabrinović was a Bosnian Serb nationalist and a member of the secret society known as the Black Hand (Ujedinjenje ili Smrt, meaning "Union or Death"). This organization aimed to unite all Serbs into a single nation, using violent methods to achieve its goals.12

Čabrinović was one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. During the assassination attempt, Čabrinović threw a bomb at the Archduke's car, but it missed and exploded under the following vehicle, injuring several people. This act of terrorism ultimately precipitated the outbreak of World War I. After the assassination, Čabrinović was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison.23

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…Quay, one of the attackers, Nedjelko Cabrinovic, threw a grenade at the royal couple’s car. The bomb bounced off the back of the vehicle and exploded behind them, injuring members of the entourage who were in the next car and peppering bystanders with shrapnel.
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…Quay, one of the attackers, Nedjelko Cabrinovic, threw a grenade at the royal couple’s car. The bomb bounced off the back of the vehicle and exploded behind them, injuring members of the entourage who were in the next car and peppering bystanders with shrapnel.
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