Memorial Market Shelling

From 2 May 1992 on, Sarajevo was besieged by the Serbian Army during 1425 days. During that time, the city was hit by 329 grenades a day on average. Besides that, snipers were also active.
During the siege 11,541 residents, including 1,500 children, were killed and 56,000 injured.

On 27 May 1993, this market was hit by a mortar grenade and 26 people were killed. This memorial commemorates them.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons