NATO bombing of RTS
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During the Kosovo War, NATO destroyed the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) network in Belgrade. This deliberate aerial assault was one of the most controversial of the entire bombing campaign[1][2][3]. Sixteen employees of RTS, mostly young people, died when a single NATO rocket hit the building in Belgrade. Many were trapped for days, only communicating over mobile phones. The television station went to air 24 hours later from a secret location. The hit remains one of the most controversial events in the 11 weeks of NATO air raids against Yugoslavia in 1999.
The bombing started controversy in Serbia, as it turned out that employees were not properly evacuated and that more than the minimum necessary people staffed the building at that time.
A new building has been built next to the bombed station while a monument was erected to all of those who have died in the attack.
The victims of the bombing were: Tomislav Mitrovic, Ivana Stukalo, Slavisa Stevanovic, Ksenija Bankovic, Jelica Munitlak, Milovan Jankovic, Dragan Tasic, Aleksandar Deletic, Darko Stoimenovski, Nebojsa Stojanovic, Slobodan Jontic, Dejan Markovic, Milan Joksimovic, Branislav Jovanovic, Sinisa Medic, Dragorad Dragojevic
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Lyombe Eko (2002) "Bombs and Bombast in the NATO/Yugoslav War of 1999: The Attack on Radio Television Serbia and the Laws of War" in Communications and the Law. Volume: 24. Issue: 3, 2002
- ^ http://mondediplo.com/2000/07/03kosovo
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1616461.stm
[edit] External links
- Full List of Casualties, compiled by the International News Safety Institute
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