Pukanić

Pukanić, an influential and controversial person in Croatian politics, was already targeted in a murder attempt in April 2008 in western downtown Zagreb, near Franjo Tuđman Square. He was shot at with a revolver. Pukanić threw himself on the pavement and successfully dodged the shot, while the shooter's revolver subsequently jammed, causing him to flee the crime scene. The police suspected the attempt to be a warning to Pukanić intended to discourage him from certain activities. Police protection was assigned to Pukanić immediately following the event. However, it is unknown whether he was under protection during the October 23 bombing and, if he was, where the police officers responsible for his life were