NATO bombing of Belgrade streets
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| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Date | May 1, 1999 3:00 AM |
| Attack type | Missile attack |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator(s) | NATO |
The NATO bombing of Belgrade streets on May 1, 1999, was directed at the central Belgrade residential area, Vračar. Homes on Vardarska Street were completely destroyed. According to eyewitnesses, a bomb landed in a space between two homes and two family members were injured and taken to an Emergency Medical Center. They recovered from their injuries and survived.
The bomb made a two-meter-deep crater between the houses and destroyed the asphalt entry way, with the only thing remaining being a pillar with a street name sign on it.
Due to the powerful detonation, a white Yugo passenger car was thrown onto the ruins of the house - a pile of rafters, roof tiles and bricks. The missile exploded near the street water pipe, causing a temporary flood in a part of the Vardarska street. [1] [2]
[edit] NATO claim
NATO states it targeted the headquarters of the army, special police and the Ministry of Defence builidng in Belgrade. Additionally, NATO admitted one missile hit a residential area but said they were not aware of the civilian casualties reported by the Yugoslav media. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "U petak, dva sata posle ponoći, najžešći napad na Beograd", Glas javnosti, 1999-05-1.
- ^ Picture: (But not all missiles hit military targets. A residential street was blown up) and (Under rubble: Belgrade civilians count the cost) (BBC)
- ^ [1] (BBC)
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