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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.<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> The surviving Kosovo Albanians 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> while NATO spokesman [[Jamie Shea]] and US [[United States Secretary of Defence|Secretary of Defence]] [[William Cohen]] suggested that the refugees had been used as [[human shields]] to conceal a Yugoslav military position.<ref>{{cite web| publisher= World Socialist Website| author= Martin McLaughlin| title= After Koriša bomb atrocity: The evolution of a NATO lie| date= 17 May 1999| accessdate= 25 February 2013}}</ref>
The '''Bombing of Albanian refugees near [[Koriša]]''' occurred on 14 May 1999 during the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]], when [[NATO]] planes bombed ethnic Albanians who had been used by Yugoslav forces as human shields. 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 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.<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> The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of [[Prizren]].

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.<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> The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of [[Prizren]].

==See also==
*[[Amiriyah shelter bombing]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9905/14/kosovo.03/ Yugoslavia says village death toll tops 100]
*[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9905/14/kosovo.03/ Yugoslavia says village death toll tops 100]
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Revision as of 00:18, 8 April 2013

Koriša bombing
LocationKoriša, Kosovo
Date14 May 1999
TargetUnknown
Attack type
Missile attack
Deaths87[1] - 100[2]
PerpetratorsNATO

The Bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša occurred on 14 May 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO planes bombed ethnic Albanians who had been used by Yugoslav forces as human shields. At least 87 were killed and 60 wounded.[3][4] After the bombing, Serb 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.[5] The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians.[6] The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of Prizren.

References

  1. ^ Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ "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)
  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.