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| The '''Bombing of Albanian refugees near ]''' occurred on 14 May 1999 during the ], when ] |
The '''Bombing of Albanian refugees near ]''' occurred on 14 May 1999 during the ], when ] aircraft bombed ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. At least 87 were killed and 60 wounded.<ref>{{cite book|last=Krieger|title=The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999|year=2001|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521800716|pages=352}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Englund|title=Refugees call Korisa a setup|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-20/news/9906220504_1_refugees-yugoslavia-korisa|accessdate=4 July 2012|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|date=20 June 1999}}</ref> After the bombing, Serb officials took TV crews to the scene and later Serbian television showed scenes of devastation, bodies burned beyond recognition and charred tractors scattered at the scene of the attack.<ref>{{cite news|title=NATO says target was military post|accessdate=4 July 2012|newspaper=Sunday Free Lance-Star|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians,<ref>{{cite news|title=Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-05-16/news/9905160355_1_korisa-serbian-soldiers-and-police-nato-official|accessdate=4 July 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorites so that they would be killed by NATO bombs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Englund|title=Refugees call Korisa a setup|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-20/news/9906220504_1_refugees-yugoslavia-korisa|accessdate=4 July 2012|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|date=20 June 1999}}</ref> The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of ]. | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Koriša bombing | |
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| Location | Koriša, FR Yugoslavia |
| Date | 14 May 1999 |
| Target | Unknown |
| Attack type | Missile attack |
| Deaths | 87 |
| Injured | 60 |
| Perpetrators | NATO |
The Bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša occurred on 14 May 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO aircraft bombed ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. At least 87 were killed and 60 wounded. After the bombing, Serb officials took TV crews to the scene and later Serbian television showed scenes of devastation, bodies burned beyond recognition and charred tractors scattered at the scene of the attack. The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians, while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorites so that they would be killed by NATO bombs. The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of Prizren.
References
- Steven Pearlstein (21 May 1999). "NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- Krieger (2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780521800716.
- Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "NATO says target was military post". Sunday Free Lance-Star. 16 May 1999.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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