What does Wikipedia say about Markale?

During the war that lasted from 1992 to 1995, the citizens of Sarajevo often came to that market, because it was the only place in the city where they could buy or exchange food.
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Markale, Photo: Wikipedia
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Ažurirano: 05.02.2011. 13:31h

17 years ago today, on February 5, 1994, 68 people were killed and 144 wounded at the Markale market in the center of Sarajevo, when a grenade was fired from the positions of the Army of the Republika Srpska.

The massacre happened exactly at noon when, according to the international investigation, a 120-millimeter mortar projectile was fired from the village of Mrkovići, which is located above Sarajevo.

The grenade fell among the citizens in the full city market.

During the war that lasted from 1992 to 1995, the citizens of Sarajevo often came to that market, because it was the only place in the city where they could buy or exchange food, writes the Beta agency.

A joint commemorative session will be held in the National Theater in Sarajevo to commemorate the civilian casualties, and the delegations of the City and Canton of Sarajevo will lay flowers on the memorial on the Markale market.

Due to the commemoration of the anniversary of the massacre in Sarajevo, traffic will be temporarily completely suspended.

Three versions on Wikipedia

Although 17 years have passed, dealing with crime is difficult. Thus, on the Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian wikipedia pages about Markale, there are different interpretations.

Bosanski

"The massacres in Markale are two massacres committed against Sarajevo civilians by the Army of Republika Srpska, during the siege of Sarajevo during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They took place in Markale in the historical core of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Relativization of the massacre, speculation about the perpetrator , but also the denial of the crime itself are still the subject of numerous discussions and conspiracy theories."

Serbian

"The Markale massacres were two attacks on civilians during the siege of Sarajevo... The question of whether the bullets responsible for the massacres were fired from positions of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the Army of Republika Srpska is still a controversial topic."

Hrvatski

"The Markale massacres were two massacres of Sarajevo civilians by the Army of the Republika Srpska during the siege of Sarajevo in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina... The question of whether these shells were fired from the positions of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the Army of the Republika Srpska is the subject of a long-standing debate and numerous conspiracy theories".

Names of the victims

The dead were: Senad Arnautović, Ibrahim Babić, Mehmed Baručija, Camil Begić, Emir Begović, Vahida Bešić, Gordana Bogdanović, Vaskrsije Bojinović, Muhamed Borovina, Faruk Brkanić, Sakib Bulbul, Jelena Čavriz, Almasa Čehajić, Zlatko Čosić, Alija Čukojević, Verica Ćilimdžić. . Jažić, Razija Junuzović, Hasija Karavdić, Mladen Klačar, Marija Knežević, Selma Kovač, Ibro Krajčin, Sejda Kunić, Jozo Kvesić, Numo Lakača, Ruža Malović, Jadranka Minič, Nura Odžak, Mejra Orman, Hajrija Oručević, Seid Prozorac, Smajo Rahić, Igor Rehar, Sabit Rizvo, Zahida Sablja, Nedžad Salihović, Hajrija Smajić, Emina Srnja, Džemo Subašić, Šaćir Suljević, Hasib Šabanović, Ahmed Šehbajraktarević, Bejto Škrijelj, Junuz Švrakić, Pašaga Tihić, Munib Torlaković, Ruždija Trbić, Džemil Zečić, Muhamed Zubović and Senad Žunić.

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