Brčko bridge massacre
Part of Bosnian War
U.S. Army vehicles with IFOR crossing the Sava using a pontoon bridge in 1996. The Brčko Bridge, destroyed in the massacre, can be seen at the right.
LocationBrčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44°52′56″N 18°48′43″E / 44.88222°N 18.81194°E / 44.88222; 18.81194
Date30 April 1992
TargetBosniaks
Croats
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths~100
PerpetratorsSerb Volunteer Guard
White Eagles

The Brčko bridge massacre was a massacre of approximately 100 civilians of Croat and Bosniak nationalities which took place during the morning of 30 April 1992.[1] Many of the victims were workers crossing from Croatia to Brčko to celebrate the Labour Day weekend,[2] while others were refugees trying to flee when the Brčko Bridge over the Sava river, from Gunja (in Croatia) to Brčko. The bridge was deliberately blown up whilst the civilians were crossing it. No one was held responsible for the massacre.[3] Some sources claim that the perpetrators may have been members of the White Eagles and Arkan's Tigers paramilitaries.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bosnia's Brcko Commemorates Bridge Massacre". Balkan Insight. 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Serb Nationalists Parade Flags from Honking Cars on 30 Year Anniversary of Brcko Bridge Massacre". Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brcko Bridge Blast Deaths Commemorated in Bosnia". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Rekom mreža pomirjena: Logor "Luka"". Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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