"Groups of Italians and other nationalities, so-called sniper tourists, are alleged to have participated in the massacre after paying large sums of money to soldiers belonging to the army of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who in 2016 was found guilty of genocide and other crimes against humanity, to be transported to the hills surrounding Sarajevo so that they could shoot at the population for pleasure."
"More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. The snipers were perhaps the most feared element of life under siege in Sarajevo because they would pick off people on the streets, including children, at random, as if it was a video game or a safari."
Milan prosecutors opened an investigation into Italians alleged to have paid Bosnian Serb soldiers to transport them to Sarajevo to kill civilians during the 1992–1996 siege. More than 10,000 people died from shelling and sniper fire during the four-year siege after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence. Snipers picked off people in the streets, including children, creating constant fear. Groups of Westerners called 'sniper tourists' are accused of paying soldiers from Radovan Karadzic’s army to be taken to hills around Sarajevo to shoot at the population. The probe began after a complaint by Ezio Gavazzeni and a report from former mayor Benjamina Karic.
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