Miljenko Hrkać

Miljenko Hrkać (2 October 1947 – 11 January 1978) was a Croatian man sentenced to death by a Yugoslav court which accused him of bombing the Belgrade cinema "20. oktobar" on 13 July 1968, which left one person dead and 89 others maimed or injured. He was also convicted of an attack on the Belgrade rail station on 25 September 1968, which left 13 people injured. He was executed on 11 January 1978.

Origin and early life An ethnic Croat, Hrkać was born in Mokro, Široki Brijeg, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1947. There are conflicting reports of his trade, some sources identifying Hrkać as a carpenter, others as a mason, while some sources simply identify him as a "worker". As of now, no report of a wife or a mother of the daughter is available.

Belgrade cinema bombing On 13 July 1968, at 21.05 CET, a bomb detonated in the Belgrade cinema "20. oktobar". One person was killed and 76-89 others injured, some seriously, including Magdalena Novaković, a schoolgirl who lost both legs as a result of the bombing. The bomb was placed under the sixth seat of the 16th row, during the movie Du rififi à Paname.

Belgrade rail station bombing On 25 September 1968, three explosives were detonated in the Belgrade rail station garderobe, leaving 9-13 people injured. Hrkać had maintained his innocence for both of the bombings, and over the years, it has been suggested that he may have been wrongfully executed.