Brčko bridge massacre
| Brčko bridge massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bosnian War | |
 U.S. Army vehicles with IFOR crossing the Sava using a pontoon bridge in 1996. The Brčko Bridge, destroyed in the massacre, can be seen at the right. | |
| Location | Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 44°52′56″N 18°48′43″E / 44.88222°N 18.81194°E |
| Date | 30 April 1992 |
| Target | Bosniaks Croats |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | ~100 |
| Perpetrators | Serb Volunteer Guard White Eagles |
The Brčko bridge massacre was a massacre of approximately 100 civilians of Croat and Bosniak nationalities that took place during the morning of 30 April 1992,[1] during the Bosnian War.
The bridge, a border crossing spanning the Sava river, was deliberately blown up by Bosnian Serb forces while the civilians were crossing it. Many of the victims were refugees trying to flee from the village of Gunja in Croatia to the city of Brčko in Bosnia, while others were workers crossing from Croatia to Brčko to celebrate the Labour Day weekend.[2]
No one was held responsible for the massacre,[3] although some sources claim that the perpetrators may have been members of the White Eagles and Arkan's Tigers paramilitaries.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bosnia's Brcko Commemorates Bridge Massacre". Balkan Insight. 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Serb Nationalists Parade Flags from Honking Cars on 30 Year Anniversary of Brcko Bridge Massacre". 6 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Brcko Bridge Blast Deaths Commemorated in Bosnia". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Rekom mreža pomirjena: Logor "Luka"". 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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