Podujevo massacre

Podujevo massacre
LocationPodujevë, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
Date28 March 1999 (Central European Time)
TargetKosovo Albanians
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths14 civilians, including women, children and the elderly[1]
Injured5
PerpetratorsSpecial Anti-Terrorism Unit, Scorpions

The Podujevo massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Podujevës; Serbian: Masakr u Podujevu) is the name generally used to refer to the killing of 14 Kosovo Albanian civilians, mostly women and children, committed in March 1999 by the Scorpions, a Serbian paramilitary organisation in conjunction with the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit of Serbia, during the Kosovo War. One of the survivors of this massacre, Saranda Bogujevci, 13 years old when it occurred, received mass media attention after she successfully managed to bring to justice her case with the help of several organizations from Serbia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ "Podujevo massacre survivor testifies". B92. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Massacre at Podujevo, Kosovo", CBC News Indepth (29 March 2004)