Poklek massacre

Quand

17 avr. 1999

Type

Massacre

Morts

53

Coordonnées

42.62° N, 20.91° E

Description

1999 mass execution in Poklek, Kosovo

1999 mass execution in Poklek, Kosovo

The Poklek massacre refers to the killing of 53 Albanian civilians, of which 24 children, in the village of Poklek, near Drenas, Kosovo. The massacre happened on the 17th of April, 1999 and was carried out by the Serbian forces during the end of the Kosovo War, with the motives of ethnic cleansing against Albanians in Kosovo and anti-Albanian sentiment.

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