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To: Sarajevo
The Bosnian Muslim army kept the people in the city and wouldn't allow them to leave. Serbs did allow people to leave on the land they controlled.

Serbs controlled some suburbs of Sarajevo and the LINE OF CONFRONTATION ran near the middle of Sarajevo. The UN had its compound just on the Bosniak side. Further, UN soldiers have testified that the Muslim provoked and broke cease fires the most. A Ukrainian officer testified he heard OUTGOING mortars from just outside the compound where he and other UN staff were staying. He and the other soldiers believe it was the Muslims trying to get the UN hit by Serbs returning fire.

33 posted on 10/04/2004 2:00:12 PM PDT by joan
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To: joan
The Bosnian Muslim army kept the people in the city and wouldn't allow them to leave.

NOT

Is that why the tunnel was constructed UNDER Sarajevo Airport? It was used by Bosniak refugees and as a supply conduit into and out of the city over Mt Igman. The tunnel was made necessary by the deal made between the UN and the surrounding Serbian forces for continued UN usage of the airport.

38 posted on 10/04/2004 5:42:10 PM PDT by Sarajevo (The history of the preceding century began in Sarajevo)
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