"An elderly Italian man is under investigation as part of an investigation by prosecutors in Milan into individuals who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. The 80-year-old is being investigated on charges of aggravated murder, a source close to the case told the Guardian."
"More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in 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 because they would pick off people on the streets, including children, at random. Sarajevo is in a basin surrounded by mountains, which made cutting it off and attacking it particularly easy."
Prosecutors in Milan are investigating an 80-year-old former truck driver from Veneto on charges of aggravated murder for allegedly paying members of the Bosnian Serb army to transport so-called sniper tourists to hills around Sarajevo. The suspect is reported to have bragged about conducting a manhunt and is the first person placed under investigation since the inquiry began in November. During Sarajevo's 1992–1996 siege more than 10,000 people were killed by shelling and sniper fire, with snipers picking off civilians, including children, at random. The probe follows a legal complaint and a report from Sarajevo officials and references a 2022 documentary.
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