Koriša bombing
1999 airstrike
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On 13 May 1999, NATO aircraft bombed the village of Koriša, Kosovo during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. At least 87 civilians were killed and 60 wounded. NATO officials claimed before and after the bombing that the bombing was on a legitimate military target.[1][2][3][4]
11:30 P.M. (UTC+1)
| Koriša bombing | |
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| Location | Koriša, AP Kosovo, Yugoslavia |
| Date | 13 May 1999 11:30 P.M. (UTC+1) |
| Target | Military Camp/Command Post |
Attack type | Air to ground missile attack |
| Deaths | 87–100 civilians |
| Injured | 60 |
| Perpetrators |  NATO  Yugoslavia |
| Motive | Destroy Yugoslavian military assets |
Aftermath
After the bombing, Serbian 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.[5] The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians,[6] while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorities as human shields so that they would be killed by NATO bombs.[4]