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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Bikavac fire canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime against humanity ⓘ
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 ⓘ
countryAtTime Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
date June 1992 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Yugoslav Wars ⓘ
legalProceedings International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
location Bikavac neighborhood ⓘ
Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
Višegrad ⓘ
method burning civilians locked in a house ⓘ
motive ethnic persecution of Bosniaks ⓘ
municipality Višegrad municipality ⓘ
notableFor extreme brutality against civilians ⓘ
partOf ethnic cleansing in Višegrad ⓘ
perpetrator Bosnian Serb forces ⓘ
perpetratorSide Army of Republika Srpska–aligned forces ⓘ
recognizedAs crime against humanity by international courts ⓘ
region eastern Bosnia ⓘ
relatedEvent Pionirska Street fire ⓘ
relatedTo ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks in eastern Bosnia ⓘ
targetedGroup Bosniak civilians ⓘ
typeOfViolence mass killing of civilians ⓘ
victimGroup Bosniaks ⓘ
victimStatus trapped civilians locked inside a house ⓘ
weapon fire ⓘ

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Višegrad massacres → hasPart → Bikavac fire ⓘ
Pionirska Street fire → relatedEvent → Bikavac fire ⓘ