(3 May 1999) Serbo-Croat/Nat
NATO bombs have hit an oil refinery and electric transformer yards in the city of Novi Sad, on the 40th day of allied bombing.
Dozens of NATO bombs also rained down on the Serbian town of Valjevo, reducing two apartment buildings to rubble and damaging a hospital clinic.
NATO bombs have hit an oil refinery and electric transformer yards in the city of Novi Sad, on the 40th day of allied bombing.
Plumes of black smoke billowed from the northern Serb city which was again the target of NATO missiles.
It was the twelfth time the refinery and electricity power station have been hit.
Journalists were also taken to view destroyed bridges over the Danube river – the target of NATO bombs according to Serb authorities.
Novi Sad’s population continues to cross the river on makeshift ferry boats.
Meanwhile dozens of NATO bombs rained down on the Serbian town of Valjevo on Sunday night, reducing two apartment buildings to rubble and damaging a hospital clinic.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbian)
"I would like the bombing to stop because we don’t want any more people hurt. A lot of people have been hurt but thanks be to God hopefully there won’t be any more."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
The Serb Health Minister visited the hospital clinic reportedly damaged in the NATO airstrike.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I do not believe the bombing helps anyone except somebody who is not quite straight in the mind."
SUPER CAPTION: Leposa Milicevic, Health Minister
Miroslav Sreckovic, the local doctor said the NATO strike left 14 people injured.
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