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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Shelling of civilians during the Bosnian War}}<br />
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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title= Sarajevo bread line massacre<br />
| partof = the [[Siege of Sarajevo]]<br />
| image = FerhadijaStreetSarajevo (2).JPG<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = The site of the massacre pictured in 2015<br />
| location = [[Sarajevo]], [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|43|51|32.44|N|18|25|31.89|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| target = Sarajevo civilians<br />
| date = 27 May 1992<br />
| time = <br />
| timezone = <br />
| type = Artillery attack<br />
| fatalities = 26<br />
| injuries = 108<br />
| perps = [[Army of Republika Srpska]] (denied by Bosnian Serbs)<br />
| motive = Alleged [[false flag]] (Bosnian Serb claim)<br />
}}<br />
The '''Sarajevo bread line massacre'''{{Cref2|a}} refers to the artillery attack on [[Sarajevo]] on 27 May 1992, suspected to have been carried out by the [[Army of Republika Srpska]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarajevo marks 28 anniversary since the Ferhadija street massacre|url=https://n1info.ba/english/news/a436649-sarajevo-marks-28-anniversary-since-the-ferhadija-street-massacre/|access-date= 27 May 2024}}</ref> Three grenades were fired from the position in the direction of Borije, which exploded among civilians who were waiting in line for bread on Sarajevo's main street Vaso Miskin street (today's [[Ferhadija street]]). 26 citizens of Sarajevo were killed and 108 were wounded.<br />
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The massacre was filmed and the scenes of murdered, wounded and maimed Sarajevans traveled the world and significantly contributed to the public at large sympathizing with the [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and against the [[Republika Srpska|Bosnian Serbs]] who were heavily criticized by the Western press on that occasion.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last=Burns|first=John F.|authorlink=John Fisher Burns|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/28/world/mortar-attack-on-civilians-leaves-16-dead-in-bosnia.html |title=Mortar Attack on Civilians Leaves 16 Dead in Bosnia |agency=[[The New York Times]] |date=28 May 1992 |access-date=26 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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On 30 May 1992, the massacre was given as a reason for the [[United Nations Security Council]] passing the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 757|Security Council Resolution 757]] which banned all international trade, scientific and technical cooperation, sports and cultural exchanges, air travel, and travel of government officials from the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Tony|authorlink=|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/02/06/shelling-of-sarajevo-market-kills-66-wounds-hundreds/e609f25a-a855-4a11-bd28-546eb3561917/ |title=SHELLING OF SARAJEVO MARKET KILLS 66, WOUNDS HUNDREDS |agency=[[The Washington Post]] |date=5 February 1994 |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Claims of the Serbian side==<br />
The Serbian side denied responsibility for the war crime, attributing it to the [[Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and interpreting it as a [[false flag]] operation, claiming that mortar shells were fired from positions that at the time of the event were held by forces loyal to the Bosnian government in Sarajevo.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|last=Doyle|first=Leonard|authorlink=|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/muslims-slaughter-their-own-people-bosnia-bread-queue-massacre-was-propaganda-ploy-un-told-1541801.html |title=Muslims 'slaughter their own people': Bosnia bread queue massacre was propaganda ploy, UN told |agency=[[The Independent]] |date=21 August 1992 |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Prosecutor's Office in The Hague==<br />
The Ferhadija attack was not listed as one of the indictments that [[Ratko Mladić]] charged with, but was still referred to during his trial, as an example of artillery terror being used against Sarajevan civilians during the Bosnian Serb siege.<ref name="Sense">{{cite news|url=https://archive.sensecentar.org/vijesti.php?aid=16779 |title=DEFENSE: 'DEFICIENT' EVIDENCE ON BREAD QUEUE MASSACRE |agency=Sense |date=22 September 2015 |access-date=26 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mladic Witness Denies Serb Mortar Attacks|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2015/09/22/mladic-s-expert-denies-sarajevo-shelling-investigation-09-22-2015/|access-date= 27 May 2024}}</ref><br />
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The Mladić defence witness, Zorica Subotić, a defence ballistics expert from [[Belgrade]], argued that Bosnian Serb forces were not responsible for several deadly artillery attacks against civilians, including both the Ferhadija attack and the [[Markale massacres]], and attributed blame to Bosniak forces.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mladic Witness Denies Serb Mortar Attacks|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2015/09/22/mladic-s-expert-denies-sarajevo-shelling-investigation-09-22-2015/|access-date= 27 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Balističarka obrane osporava odgovornost za sarajevske masakre|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/sudjenje-mladicu-balisticarka-osporava-odgovornost-uza-markale/27262726.html|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref><br />
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In the Ferhadija case, Subotić claimed that there were several inconsistencies, including incorrect police reports taken after the incident, and claimed that, according to her findings, the shells has been fired from Bosnian Army positions between 100 and 120 meters away.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balističarka obrane osporava odgovornost za sarajevske masakre|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/sudjenje-mladicu-balisticarka-osporava-odgovornost-uza-markale/27262726.html|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sense">{{cite news|url=https://archive.sensecentar.org/vijesti.php?aid=16779 |title=DEFENSE: 'DEFICIENT' EVIDENCE ON BREAD QUEUE MASSACRE |agency=Sense |date=22 September 2015 |access-date=26 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The tribunal however did not conduct any further investigation into the massacre.<ref>ICTY, IT-95-5/18-PT, Tužilac međunarodnog suda protiv Radovana Karadžića, Treća izmijenjena optužnica, 27 October 2009., Prilog G, Incidenti granatiranja u Sarajevu; ICTY, IT-09-92-PT, Tužilac međunarodnog suda protiv Ratka Mladića, Četvrta izmijenjena optužnica, 27 December 2011., Prilog G, Incidenti granatiranja u Sarajevu. {{in lang|sh}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery class="center"><br />
MemorialPlaqueFerhadijaStSarajevo.JPG|A memorial plaque on the site of the massacre<br />
Sarajevo Rose (2).jpg|A [[Sarajevo Rose]], a concrete scar caused by a mortar shell's explosion that was later filled with red resin<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of massacres in the Bosnian War]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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{{Cnote2|a|The massacre is also referred to as the '''Vaso Miskin street massacre''' or the '''Ferhadija street massacre'''.}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres in 1992]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres in the Bosnian War]]<br />
[[Category:War crimes in the Bosnian War]]<br />
[[Category:May 1992 in Europe]]<br />
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1992]]<br />
[[Category:1992 mass murders]]<br />
[[Category:Siege of Sarajevo]]<br />
[[Category:False flag operations]]</div>Animesh