1991 riot in Zadar

1991 riot in Zadar
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Zadar is located in Croatia
Zadar
Zadar
Location map of Zadar in Croatia
Date2 May 1991
Location
44°07′00″N 15°14′07″E / 44.116677°N 15.235236°E / 44.116677; 15.235236
Caused byMurder of Croatian police officer Franko Lisica near Polača and Borovo Selo incident, both committed by ethnic Serbs
MethodsStreet protest
Resulted inA number of Serbs fled from Zadar

The 1991 riot in Zadar was an act of violence that took place in the Croatian city of Zadar on 2 May 1991. Following an incident in the Zadar hinterland in which a Croatian policeman was killed, reportedly by SAO Krajina militiamen, Croatian civilians vandalized, destroyed and looted properties belonging to ethnic Serbs and Yugoslav companies in the city.