| Hipercor bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Basque conflict | |
 Avinguda Meridiana, where the attack occurred | |
    | |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°25′41″N 2°11′08″E / 41.42806°N 2.18556°E |
| Date | 19 June 1987 16:12 (UTC+2) |
| Target | Hipercor shopping centre |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 21 |
| Injured | 45 |
| Perpetrators | ETA |
No. of participants | 4 |
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 by the European Union and numerous nations.[1] The bombing killed 21 people and injured 45, the deadliest attack in ETA's history.[2][3] Controversy surrounded the timing of telephone warnings made before the attack and the authorities' response to them.
- ^ "Leader of Eta Basque rebels arrested in France". BBC News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "The bloodiest attack in ETA's history". La Vanguardia. 20 June 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Hipercor bombing". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.