The Zagreb rocket attacks were a series of two artillery attacks conducted by Serb armed forces that fired ground-to-ground missiles on the Croatian capital of Zagreb during the Croatian War of Independence. The attack killed seven and wounded over 200 Croatian civilians and was carried out on 2 May and 3 May 1995 as retaliation for the Croatian army's offensive in Operation Flash. The rocket attacks deliberately targeted civilian locations. Zagreb was the largest of several cities hit by the attack. It was the only instance in the entire war in Croatia that cluster bombs were used in combat.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) characterized the attack as a crime against humanity and subsequently jailed two Serb officers: Milan Martić and Momčilo Perišić.
Read more about Zagreb Rocket Attacks: Introduction, Strikes, Aftermath, War Crimes Charges By The ICTY
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