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Nato planes have hit an old people's home at
a sanatorium in south-eastern Serbia killing at least 11 people,
according to the Yugoslav media.
The reports said the attack on Surdulica was the second time that
Nato had hit civilian targets in the town.
Officials say the town was hit by four bombs at around midnight,
two of which landed on the old people's home. Another building in
the grounds of the sanatorium was also destroyed.
Nato military spokesman General Konrad Freitag said on Monday that
warplanes struck two targets in Surdulica - an ammunition storage
depot and a military barracks - but denied that missiles had
struck a sanatorium.
"Both these targets were legitimate military targets and both
were already targeted," he said.
"All munitions hit the planned aiming points, Nato cannot
confirm any Serb claims of casualties or collateral damage."
Reports of the strike came just hours after Nato admitted
attacking a bridge in the south-central town of Varvarin.
The Yugoslav state run news agency, Tanjug, said that at least 11
civilians were killed and 40 injured when four missiles hit the
bridge.
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