Srebrenica: Bosnia marks 20 year massacre anniversary
- 9 years ago
A cemetery near Srebrenica in Bosnia was the focal point on Saturday of ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of Europe’s worst atrocity since World War Two.
Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces over five days in July 1995 amid the Balkan wars which saw the break-up of Yugoslavia.
They had sought shelter in Srebrenica, which was supposed to be a UN safe haven.
Tens of thousands of people have been gathering at the Potocari memorial cemetery in eastern Bosnia to honour victims. Grieving families have been joined by world figures including Bill Clinton, the US president at the time.
Why the 1995 Srebrenica massacre continues to cast a long shadow over the Balkans http://t.co/IVjQMYCYkI pic.twitter.com/0DwfcOQ2bk— Financial Times (@FT) 11 Juillet 2015
Despite a funeral for over 100 newly identified victims today, remains of more than 1,000 others are yet to be found.
“One cannot describe with words how I feel today,” said Zijada Hajdarevic as
Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces over five days in July 1995 amid the Balkan wars which saw the break-up of Yugoslavia.
They had sought shelter in Srebrenica, which was supposed to be a UN safe haven.
Tens of thousands of people have been gathering at the Potocari memorial cemetery in eastern Bosnia to honour victims. Grieving families have been joined by world figures including Bill Clinton, the US president at the time.
Why the 1995 Srebrenica massacre continues to cast a long shadow over the Balkans http://t.co/IVjQMYCYkI pic.twitter.com/0DwfcOQ2bk— Financial Times (@FT) 11 Juillet 2015
Despite a funeral for over 100 newly identified victims today, remains of more than 1,000 others are yet to be found.
“One cannot describe with words how I feel today,” said Zijada Hajdarevic as