Sarajevo bread line massacre | |
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Part of the Siege of Sarajevo | |
Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 43°51′32.44″N 18°25′31.89″E / 43.8590111°N 18.4255250°E |
Date | 27 May 1992 |
Target | Sarajevo civilians |
Attack type | Artillery attack |
Deaths | 26 |
Injured | 108 |
Perpetrators | Army of Republika Srpska (denied by Bosnian Serbs) |
Motive | Alleged false flag (Bosnian Serb claim) |
The Sarajevo bread line massacre[a] refers to the artillery attack on Sarajevo on 27 May 1992, suspected to have been carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska.[1] Three grenades were fired from the position in the direction of Borije, which exploded among civilians who were waiting in line for bread on Sarajevo's main street Vaso Miskin street (today's Ferhadija street). 26 citizens of Sarajevo were killed and 108 were wounded.
The massacre was filmed and the scenes of murdered, wounded and maimed Sarajevans traveled the world and significantly contributed to the public at large sympathizing with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and against the Bosnian Serbs who were heavily criticized by the Western press on that occasion.[2]
On 30 May 1992, the massacre was given as a reason for the United Nations Security Council passing the Security Council Resolution 757 which banned all international trade, scientific and technical cooperation, sports and cultural exchanges, air travel, and travel of government officials from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[3]