Markale massacres

When

28 Aug 1995

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

105

Coordinates

43.86° N, 18.42° E

Description

two bombardments by the Army of the Republika Srpska on civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War

1994 bombardment of civilians in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War

The Markale massacres were two bombardments, with at least one of them confirmed to have been carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska, targeting civilians at the Markale (marketplace) during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War. The first occurred on 5 February 1994; 68 people were killed and 144 more were wounded by a 120-millimetre (4.7 in) mortar.

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