1995 bombing of the French Consulate in Perth, Western Australia

French Consulate firebombing in Perth
Location	West Perth, Western Australia
Date	17 June 1995 4:40 a.m. (AWST)
Attack type	Arson, Eco-terrorism
Weapons	Two Molotov cocktails
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	0
Perpetrators	Bosco Boscovich Maya Catts
Motive	Opposition to France's nuclear testing

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On 17 June 1995, the French Consulate in West Perth, Western Australia was firebombed and destroyed.

Around 4:40am Saturday morning, 17 June 1995, neighbours called emergency services to report hearing explosions at the French consulate. The consulate was located in West Perth, in a converted single-storey Federation-style house, about 90 years old with brick walls and a largely timber interior.Fire services responded within four minutes and the fire took one hour to completely extinguish. The building was destroyed, and there were no injuries. The site was investigated by detectives from the arson squad, with damage estimated at A$300,000 by fire services.

Some suspected the firebombing was linked to France's decision to resume nuclear testing on Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, announced by President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday that week. Police chief superintendent Fred Zagami said police had taken "pro-active security steps in regard to the French consulate" on Wednesday, and nearly 100 people attended a peaceful demonstration outside the consulate on Friday. Honorary French consul Dr Robert Pearce, a plastic surgeon whose consulting rooms and patient records were housed in the consulate, told the media he believed the fire was a protest against nuclear testing.

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