Lužane bus bombing
The Lužane bus bombing occurred on May 1, 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO missiles targeting a bridge in Kosovo[a] hit a bus. The bus was hit on the Lužane north of Pristina. On that day, 46 civilians of Serb and Albanian ethnicity were killed.[1][2][3][4] Among the victims were 14 children. One section plunged off the bridge into the river below.[5] Amnesty International believes that NATO did not always meet its legal obligation in selection targets of attack, one of which includes bombing of this bridge in Lužane, where NATO forces failed to suspend the attack after it was evident that they had struck the civilians.[6] The bus (Niš-Ekspres) was on a regular express service, linking Pristina and Niš.
| NATO bombing of a bus near Lužane | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lužane, Serbia |
| Date | May 1, 1999 |
| Target | Bridge |
Attack type | Missile attack |
| Deaths | 46 |
| Perpetrators | NATO |
See also
Notes
| a. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. |
References
- The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999, Heike Krieger
- Četrdeset dana rata
- Sećanje na žrtve bombardovanja
- VOŽNJA KROZ VREME Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Nato bomb hits bus (BBC)
- Murphy, Sean (2003). United States Practice in International Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 536.
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