The Blackhand and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

It is believed that Apis recruited six Bosnian Serbs for this assassination attempt and he was really hoping to exterminate Franz Ferdinand before he improved, like we said, the life of the Serbs in Austria-Hungary. These six men were smuggled across the border in an arrangement similar to that of the famous Underground Railroad. And they were trained in bomb making, deployment and marksmanship. Although the prime minister attempted to stop these guys from leaving the country, the official government was largely helpless when attempting to oppose them.