Bombing of a Refugee Column  
on the Prizren ­ Suva Reka Road  
13 May 1999   


 
 

 

Refugee Convoy, civilian casualties ­ a drastic example

On 13 May 1999, at 11.50 p.m., on the Prizren ­ Suva Reka primary road, at the intersection near the village of Koriša, Prizren Municipality, NATO warplanes bombed a column of 500-600 ethnic Albanian refugees who were returning to their homes in the village of Koriša. In this attack 48 people lost their lives, mostly children, women and the elederly, while at least 60 people sustained severe injuries.