Štrpci massacre
1993 mass killing during the Bosnian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Štrpci massacre (Bosnian: Masakr u Štrpcima) was the massacre of 19 civilians (18 Bosniaks and one Croat) on 27 February 1993, taken from a Belgrade-Bar train at Štrpci railway station [pl] near Višegrad, on Bosnian territory.
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Štrpci massacre | |
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Part of the Bosnian War | |
Location | Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 43°38′19″N 19°30′11″E |
Date | 27 February 1993 |
Attack type | Mass killing |
Deaths | 18 Bosniaks; 1 Croat |
Perpetrators | Avengers paramilitary unit, under the command of Milan Lukić |
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Members of the Avengers (Osvetnici) paramilitary unit, commanded by Milan Lukić were responsible for the abductions and subsequent massacre. The Štrpci massacre, Bosanska Jagodina massacre, Sjeverin massacre and the Višegrad massacres were part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted against Bosniaks in the Višegrad area by Lukić and his paramilitary unit.[1][2]