Ibar Highway Assassination Attempt
The Ibar highway assassination attempt refers to the events that occurred on the Ibar Highway in Serbia on 3 October 1999, when active members of the Yugoslav state security's Special Operations Unit (JSO) attempted to murder politician Vuk Drašković on the Ibar Highway by slamming a truck full of sand into his two-car motorcade. Their intention was to make it appear as though it were a traffic accident.
Instead of killing Drašković, who managed to survive the horrific crash, they ended up killing four of his associates: high-ranking SPO member Veselin Bošković (who was also Drašković's brother-in-law), along with three bodyguards - Zvonko Osmajlić, Vušur "Vučko" Rakočević, and Dragan Vušurević.
Read more about Ibar Highway Assassination Attempt: Event, Reaction, Trial (2002-2003), Repeat Trial (2005), Third Trial (2006-2007), Fourth Trial (2008)
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