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Oberwart - Felsőőr
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Oberwart (Hungarian: Felsőőr) is a small, bilingual town in Burgenland, Austria. No point of interest, nothing to get excited about. Many Roma (Gypsies) live here. On 5 February 1995, four Roma - Peter Sarközi, Josef Simon, Karl Horvath and Erwin Horvath - were killed here by an improvised explosive device attached to a sign that read "Roma zurück nach Indien" ("Roma back to India"). They died, when they tried to remove the sign. The sign itself was attached to the roadsign in this photo. The IED was built and placed by Austrian terrorist Franz Fuchs. He also sent some mail bombs to several politicians and prominent people, who supported minorities. The Mayor of Vienna - Helmut Zilk - lost one hand due to a mail bomb of Fuchs. It took quite a long time, before they caught him. He lost his own two hands due to a self-built bomb. On 26 February 2000, Fuchs was found hanged with the cable of his electric razor in his prison cell at Graz-Karlau prison.
A very dark Chapter of Austrian History. It is frightening, how much evil one single person is able to do.
Honorable Notice to the Victims and their Families!
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Pictures of Franz Fuchs at his Trial, his Home and some of his Victims
Picture of the Sign, which was attached to the Road Sign and the Rest of the Bomb
Oberwart - Felsőőr
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Oberwart (Hungarian: Felsőőr) is a small, bilingual town in Burgenland, Austria. No point of interest, nothing to get excited about. Many Roma (Gypsies) live here. On 5 February 1995, four Roma - Peter Sarközi, Josef Simon, Karl Horvath and Erwin Horvath - were killed here by an improvised explosive device attached to a sign that read "Roma zurück nach Indien" ("Roma back to India"). They died, when they tried to remove the sign. The sign itself was attached to the roadsign in this photo. The IED was built and placed by Austrian terrorist Franz Fuchs. He also sent some mail bombs to several politicians and prominent people, who supported minorities. The Mayor of Vienna - Helmut Zilk - lost one hand due to a mail bomb of Fuchs. It took quite a long time, before they caught him. He lost his own two hands due to a self-built bomb. On 26 February 2000, Fuchs was found hanged with the cable of his electric razor in his prison cell at Graz-Karlau prison.
A very dark Chapter of Austrian History. It is frightening, how much evil one single person is able to do.
Honorable Notice to the Victims and their Families!
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Pictures of Franz Fuchs at his Trial, his Home and some of his Victims
Picture of the Sign, which was attached to the Road Sign and the Rest of the Bomb