Bojinka means loud bang or explosion in Serbo-Croatian
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The Bojinka plot was a major mid-1990s Islamist terrorist conspiracy to bomb multiple airliners over the Pacific and assassinate Pope John Paul II, foiled before it could be carried out.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bojinka plot | 0 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamist terrorist conspiracy
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terrorist plot ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | al-Qaeda-linked militants ⓘ |
| conspiracyType | international terrorism ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| etymology | Bojinka means loud bang or explosion in Serbo-Croatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foiledBy | Philippine authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
assassinate Pope John Paul II
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bomb multiple airliners over the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Serbo-Croatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | aircraft bombing ⓘ |
| notablePerpetrator |
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Ramzi Yousef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedAttackType | simultaneous bombings ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Ramzi Yousef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTarget | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | precursor to later al-Qaeda aviation plots ⓘ |
| status | foiled ⓘ |
| target |
Pope John Paul II
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trans-Pacific airliners ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| victimType | civilian airline passengers ⓘ |
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