December 12, 1949 - Franz Fuchs
Over four years, Fuchs conducted a sustained bombing campaign against immigrants and those he perceived as sympathetic to them, demonstrating a methodical operational capacity that kept Austrian authorities from identifying him for years. His use of mail bombs allowed him to strike at a distance, and the five successive waves of attacks showed a deliberate escalation rather than impulsive violence. The scale of harm — four dead, fifteen wounded — was accompanied by the psychological weight of a campaign that kept potential targets in prolonged fear.
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Franz Fuchs (12 December 1949 – 26 February 2000) was an Austrian domestic terrorist and mass murderer who killed four people and injured 15, some seriously, using three improvised explosive devices and 24 mail bombs, which he sent in five waves between 1993 and 1997.
Criminal psychologists characterized Fuchs as a highly intelligent but socially inept loner. He targeted people he considered to be foreigners, or organizations and individuals who he believed were "friendly to foreigners".
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