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[[File:Гроб 12 бањалучких беба.jpg|thumb|220px|Grave of the 12 babies in Banja Luka cemetery]]
'''The death of 12 newborn babies in Banja Luka''' was an incident during the [[War in Bosnia and Herzegovina]], when twelve infants died<ref name="politika">[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/exyu/Secanje-na-trinaestu-zvezdicu.lt.html Politika]</ref> at the [[Banja Luka]] Hospital neonatal intensive care unit, because of the lack of oxygen needed for their treatment.  

== Background ==
[[File:Spomenik 12 beba.jpg|right|thumb|Monument to the 12 babies in Banja Luka]]
[[File:Tabla sa natpison ispred spomenika 12. beba.jpg|right|thumb|Commemorative table near the monument]]

According to some sources, it was not possible to supply Banja Luka with oxygen by land. Numerous pleas for help were sent via radio, television, [[Voice of Srpska]], and other newspapers, but the plane with oxygen had to wait for several days for the clearance to arrive, which never did.{{cnCitation needed|date=July 2011}} Shortly afterwards, 12 newborns died from [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] at the Banja Luka hospital. Even though the doctors tried to use "[[industrial oxygen]]" supplied by the Army of Republika Srpska and several contractors and citizens, it was not enough to save the babies. However, there are other claims, that Serb authorities didn't want to supply Banja Luka with oxygen, although they had permanent helicopter route with Serbia, in order to provoke sympathy towards Serbs.{{cnCitation needed|date=July 2011}}

== List of died babies ==
Here is some info about the dead babies{{cnCitation needed|date=July 2011}}:
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Name of Mother!!Name of Baby!!Gender!!Date of Birth!!Date of Death
|-
| Dušanka Đukić  || unnamed || male || May 22, 1992 || May 22, 1992
|-
| Živka Knežević  || unnamed || male || May 22, 1992 || May 22, 1992
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[[Category:Banja Luka]]
[[Category:Bosnian War]]

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