The incident was immediately condemned as a massacre by the Western countries and the United Nations Security Council, and later became the basis of one of the charges of war crimes leveled against Milošević and his top officials.
O incidente considerouse como un masacre en Occidente e polo Consello de Seguridade das Nacións Unidas, converténdose na base dun dos cargos polos crimes de guerra contra Milošević e os seus altos oficiais.