Markale market shellings

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The Markale market shellings were two deadly artillery attacks on a crowded marketplace in besieged Sarajevo in 1994 and 1995, emblematic of the civilian suffering and war crimes committed during the Bosnian War.

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Markale marketplace massacres 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery attack
war crime
cityStatusAtTime besieged city
civilianImpact high civilian death toll
large number of wounded
conflict Bosnian War NERFINISHED
country Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
firstAttackDate 1994-02-05
humanRightsAssessment serious violations of international humanitarian law
investigatedBy International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
legalCharacterization crime against humanity
violation of the laws and customs of war
location Markale market NERFINISHED
Sarajevo NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
notableFor emblematic of civilian suffering during the Bosnian War
symbol of the Siege of Sarajevo
triggering intensified international pressure on Bosnian Serb forces
numberOfAttacks 2
partOf attacks on civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo
perpetratorAttributedByInternationalTribunals Bosnian Serb forces NERFINISHED
result international condemnation
mass civilian casualties
war crimes investigations
secondAttackDate 1995-08-28
siegeContext Siege of Sarajevo NERFINISHED
target civilians
crowded marketplace
timePeriod 1994
1995
usedAsEvidenceIn war crimes trials related to the Bosnian War
weaponUsed artillery
mortar shells

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Bosnian War majorEvent Markale market shellings
Siege of Sarajevo notableIncident Markale market shellings
this entity surface form: Markale marketplace massacres