Valentines Day Massacre

On 14 February 2019, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in Karinthus, Vothetria. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on Vigar Bridge before hitting the side of a building and stopping in the middle of Florist Walk. Its seven occupants then began stabbing people in and around restaurants and pubs. The attackers were Kostoria-Obertonian nationals inspired by The Southern Auroran Front (TSAF). Six out of seven were shot dead by Karinthus Police officers, the last returned to the van and detonated a previously unknown IED. 77 people were killed and 153 were injured, including members of the public and four armed police officers.

The IED explosion caused the most damage, downing a hovering news helicopter, causing large damage and fire to buildings on the street. The killings were dubbed the Valentines Day Massacre.

The then Vice-Prime Minister Saoirse Mambat was a victim, sustaining rib injuries, but her husband Fred Mambat was stabbed multiple times and died in the violence.