Italian police: Photograph and silencer seized that could be evidence in the "Sarajevo Safari" investigation

Italian police said today that during a search in the province of Alessandria they seized a photograph and a silencer that they believe could be significant evidence in the investigation into "weekend snipers" who shot civilians on the streets of besieged Sarajevo from the mountains during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the 1990s.

The search was conducted this morning at the request of the Milan prosecutor's office, which is investigating four suspects for murders committed between 1992 and 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, Italian news agency Ansa reports.

According to police, the seized photograph shows one of the suspects in uniform at a currently unknown location, which is believed to be in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A silencer was also found in the action.

The suspects include men between the ages of 64 and 80 from different parts of Italy.

The three have already been questioned in previous months and have denied the charges.

The investigators' special attention was drawn to the testimony of the former partner of one of the suspects, who stated that he had told her about going to Bosnia during the war and participating in attacks on Muslims.

According to her claims, the suspect often had nightmares related to the events of that period.

The Milan prosecutor's office says the suspects are charged with the murders of civilians, including women, the elderly and children.

The investigation into the "Sarajevo Safari" was launched after a report by Italian journalist Ezio Gavaceni, who collected testimonies about foreigners who paid to go to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war and, for the thrill of it, killed people on the streets from afar with sniper rifles.