Bolgrad palace bombing

Bolgrad palace bombing
LocationBolgrad, Kingdom of Romania (now Bolhrad, Ukraine)
Date13 December 1921 (1921-12-13) (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Bombing, mass murder
Deaths100-300 (exact number unknown)

The Bolgrad palace bombing occurred on 13 December, 1921 when a bomb was thrown into the Siguranța palace located in Bolgrad, Kingdom of Romania, resulting in the deaths of 100-300 soldiers and police officers.[1][2] The attackers were suspected to have been Bessarabia-based anarchists and possibly affiliated with Bessarabian separatism.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bomb in Bolgrad Palace Kills 100 Guards, Report". Chicago Tribune. 14 December 1921. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Palace bombed, 100 Killed" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 December 1921. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Gurski, Phil (13 December 2020). "Today in terrorism | 1921 Anarchist bombing at Bessarabian castle". Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting. Retrieved 13 May 2026.