Srebrenica remembered, 520 victims' remains buried

by admin
Jul 10, 2012
Hundreds of people remembered the 17th anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica in Sarajevo, on 11th July - Srebrenica Remembrance Day

This year, the remains of 520 sets of newly identified victims, were also buried. Hundreds of mourners lined Sarajevo's main street as 520 coffins passed by.

In an attempt to hide the evidence, the original mass graves were bulldozed by the perpetrators and the decomposing remains scattered across many sites.

DNA testing was employed to identify the 520 sets of remains.

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