Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of the crime against Bosniak civilians in Srebrenica, in which 74 Bosniaks were killed on the spot and over 100 were wounded from four shells fired from a position of the Republika Srpska (RS) Army on April 12, 1993, on the playgrounds in front of the primary and secondary schools, Anadolu Agency reports. Pročitaj više

Many people were wounded and died on the way to the Srebrenica hospital and in the hospital so the total number of victims of the crime rose to 105.

Hasan Hasanovic who is a curator at the Srebrenica – Potocari Memorial Center, was a minor when he witnessed the scenes of the killing and massacre of Bosniak civilians. During Wednesday's commemoration, he gave a history lesson to those present.

He said that “it was a nice spring day” and “a large number of people, mostly youth, gathered at the playgrounds because a small football tournament was also organized.”

“Explosions were heard near Srebrenica. Suddenly, four meters in front of me on this playground, an explosion, a detonation. For a few minutes, I was unconscious. When I woke up, I saw massacred bodies around me, boys, my friends. Screaming, crying… Those who were alive called for help. A few more shells fell, and I managed to escape to a nearby house,” Hasanovic recalled.

The organizers of the commemoration of the anniversary of this crime were the “Srebrenica Mothers” Association in cooperation with the Deputy Mayor of the Srebrenica Municipality.

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Bosniak political representatives in the Municipality of Srebrenica, representatives of the Srebrenica Memorial Center – Potocari, representatives of the Islamic Community from Srebrenica and associations gathering genocide survivors each placed a flower on the fence of the playground and paid tribute to the victims.