Grdelica train bombing

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The Grdelica train bombing was a controversial 1999 NATO airstrike during the Kosovo War in which a passenger train was hit while crossing a bridge in southern Serbia, causing significant civilian casualties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airstrike ⓘ
war crime allegation ⓘ
aftermath severe damage to train and bridge ⓘ
aircraftUsed F-15E Strike Eagle ⓘ
linked to: F-15 Eagle
bridgeFunction strategic transport link in southern Serbia ⓘ
bridgeName Grdelica railway bridge ⓘ
civilianDeaths at least 10 ⓘ
often reported as around 14 ⓘ
civilianInjured dozens ⓘ
conflict Kosovo War ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
country Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslavia
date 1999-04-12 ⓘ
ICTYFinding no basis for criminal investigation against NATO commanders ⓘ
investigatedBy International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
legalCharacterization possible violation of the laws of war ⓘ
mediaCoverage widely reported internationally ⓘ
memorial local commemorations for victims ⓘ
militaryActor United States Air Force ⓘ
month April ⓘ
NATOExplanation pilot attempted to divert second bomb ⓘ
train entered target area after weapon release ⓘ
objectHit passenger train ⓘ
partOf NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ⓘ
perpetrator NATO ⓘ
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ⓘ
linked to: NATO
place Grdelica Gorge ⓘ
presentDayCountry Serbia ⓘ
railwayLine Niš–Skopje railway ⓘ
railwayTraffic Belgrade–Thessaloniki corridor ⓘ
reasonForControversy debate over proportionality under international humanitarian law ⓘ
high civilian casualties ⓘ
questions about target identification ⓘ
relatedEvent NATO bombing of a refugee convoy near Djakovica ⓘ
Varvarin bridge bombing ⓘ
target Belgrade–Skopje railway line ⓘ
railway bridge over the Južna Morava River ⓘ
timeOfDay daytime ⓘ
trainOperator Serbian Railways ⓘ
usedAsExampleOf civilian harm during humanitarian intervention ⓘ
risks of precision bombing in populated areas ⓘ
victimType civilian passengers ⓘ
train crew ⓘ
videoEvidence cockpit video released by NATO ⓘ
weaponUsed laser-guided bomb ⓘ
precision-guided munition ⓘ
year 1999 ⓘ

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NATO bombing of Yugoslavia → notableIncident → Grdelica train bombing ⓘ