Mass grave is uncovered

Sarajevo - The remains of around 250 people believed to have been executed following the fall of Srebrenica four years ago have…

Sarajevo - The remains of around 250 people believed to have been executed following the fall of Srebrenica four years ago have been found in a mass grave in north-eastern Bosnia, a UN official said yesterday.

The eastern town of Srebrenica was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995, allegedly followed by the massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslim men.

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