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Kosovo: depleted uranium, Serbia commission on NATO raid

It will investigate consequences for health and environment

19 May, 18:53
(ANSA) - BELGRADE - The Serbian Parliament approved a law proposal for an Inquiry Commission that will investigate the consequences for health and environment of the depleted uranium bombings conducted by NATO against Serbia in 1999 during Kosovo war. 156 deputies voted in favor, one did not vote. The committee will inform the parliament every six months and will present a first report by the end of 2020. Cases of cancer increased in Serbia, especially among children, as President Aleksandar Vucic reported. The authorities believe that italian Inquiry commission report could help the serbian one. Italy participated in the NATO bombings in 1999 and 4 thousand soldiers fell ill with cancer, almost 300 died. (ANSA).

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