Bikavac fire
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The Bikavac fire was a notorious atrocity during the Bosnian War in which Bosnian Serb forces locked Bosniak civilians in a house in Višegrad and set it on fire, killing dozens in one of the conflict’s most horrific massacres.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| approximateDeathToll | dozens of civilians ⓘ |
| broaderContext | systematic attacks on Bosniak civilians in Višegrad in 1992 ⓘ |
| characterization | one of the most horrific massacres of the Bosnian War ⓘ |
| commemoration | annual remembrance by survivors and victims’ families ⓘ |
| conflict | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | June 1992 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Yugoslav Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalProceedings | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bikavac neighborhood
NERFINISHED
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Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Višegrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | burning civilians locked in a house ⓘ |
| motive | ethnic persecution of Bosniaks ⓘ |
| municipality | Višegrad municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | extreme brutality against civilians ⓘ |
| partOf | ethnic cleansing in Višegrad ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Bosnian Serb forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorSide | Army of Republika Srpska–aligned forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | crime against humanity by international courts ⓘ |
| region | eastern Bosnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Pionirska Street fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks in eastern Bosnia ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Bosniak civilians ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence | mass killing of civilians ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Bosniaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimStatus | trapped civilians locked inside a house ⓘ |
| weapon | fire ⓘ |
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