Lužane bus bombing
| NATO bombing of a bus near Lužane | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lužane, Kosovo |
| Date | May 1, 1999 |
| Target | Bridge |
Attack type | Missile attack |
| Deaths | 23–60 |
| Perpetrators | NATO |
The Lužane bus bombing occurred on May 1, 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO missiles targeting a bridge in Kosovo hit a bus. The bus was hit on the Lužane north of Pristina. Estimates of the number of people killed vary from 23 up to 60.[1][2][3][4] 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.
See also
References
- ^ The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999, Heike Krieger
- ^ Četrdeset dana rata
- ^ Sećanje na žrtve bombardovanja
- ^ VOŽNJA KROZ VREME
- ^ Nato bomb hits bus (BBC)
- ^ Murphy, Sean (2003). United States Practice in International Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 536.