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| Location | Koriša, Kosovo |
| Date | 14 May 1999 |
| Target | Unknown |
| Attack type | Missile attack |
| Deaths | 87 - 100 |
| Perpetrators | NATO |
The Bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša occurred on 14 May 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO aircraft bombed a convoy of Kosovo Albanian refugees, killing at least 87 and wounding 60. The surviving Kosovo Albanians claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorites so that they would be killed by NATO bombs, while NATO spokesman Jamie Shea and US Secretary of Defence William Cohen suggested that the refugees had been used as human shields to conceal a Yugoslav military position.
After the incident, national troops 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. The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of Prizren.
See also
References
- Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Koriša a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "NATO cluster bombs kill 100 Albanians in Kosovo: Where is the outrage?". World Socialist Website. 15 May 1999.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - 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.
- Martin McLaughlin (17 May 1999). "After Koriša bomb atrocity: The evolution of a NATO lie". World Socialist Website.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - "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.
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