 The case was referred by the Macedonian government to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for investigation.Another incident which is claimed by the Macedonian government to be a war crime was that of the so-called Vejce ambush, where Albanian guerrillas ambushed and killed eight Macedonian special forces from the Lions unit.A patrol of 16 special operatives were coming back from a raid in a nearby village, where they allegedly looted and beat the villagers as had become routine for the patrol in five villages.