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Koriša bombing
LocationKoriša, FR Yugoslavia
Date14 May 1999
TargetUnknown
Attack typeMissile attack
Deaths87 - 100
Injured60
PerpetratorsNATO
Kosovo War
Prelude

Wartime events

Aftermath

Aspects

Main article: Civilian casualties during Operation Allied Force

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 authorities so that they would be killed by NATO bombs. The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of Prizren.

References

  1. Steven Pearlstein (21 May 1999). "NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Nato regrets civilian deaths". BBC. 15 May 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. Krieger (2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780521800716.
  4. Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. "NATO says target was military post". Sunday Free Lance-Star. 16 May 1999. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. "Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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