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| Bosnia buries Srebrenica victims | Bosnia buries Srebrenica victims |
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| The remains of 534 newly identified Bosniak Muslim victims of the Srebrenica massacre have been buried 14 years after the event. | |
| Some 8,000 Bosniak Muslims, mainly men and boys, were killed by Bosnian Serbs near the town of Srebrenica in 1995 and buried in mass graves. | Some 8,000 Bosniak Muslims, mainly men and boys, were killed by Bosnian Serbs near the town of Srebrenica in 1995 and buried in mass graves. |
| About 5,000 of the victims have been identified to date. | About 5,000 of the victims have been identified to date. |
| Thousands of mourners attended the ceremony, an annual reminder of the Bosniak Muslims' suffering in the war. | Thousands of mourners attended the ceremony, an annual reminder of the Bosniak Muslims' suffering in the war. |
| At the Potocari memorial cemetery just outside Srebrenica, in eastern Bosnia, victims' names were read out as coffins wrapped in green cloth were passed through the crowd. | At the Potocari memorial cemetery just outside Srebrenica, in eastern Bosnia, victims' names were read out as coffins wrapped in green cloth were passed through the crowd. |
| "Although we were desperately searching for his remains for years, it was so hard to receive a telephone call telling us that my father had been identified," Nurveta Guster, 27, told AFP news agency. | "Although we were desperately searching for his remains for years, it was so hard to receive a telephone call telling us that my father had been identified," Nurveta Guster, 27, told AFP news agency. |
| "I saw him for the last time at our house in Srebrenica. He left with other men through the woods trying to escape." | "I saw him for the last time at our house in Srebrenica. He left with other men through the woods trying to escape." |
| Fugitive general | Fugitive general |
| Srebrenica was attacked by Bosnian Serb forces on 11 July 1995, virtually ignoring Dutch UN troops who were stationed by the town, which had been designated a UN "safe haven". | Srebrenica was attacked by Bosnian Serb forces on 11 July 1995, virtually ignoring Dutch UN troops who were stationed by the town, which had been designated a UN "safe haven". |
| The troops, operating under a restrictive UN mandate allowed Bosnian Serb forces into the town. Relatives of those killed have brought unsuccessful claims against the government of the Netherlands in an effort to claim compensation. | The troops, operating under a restrictive UN mandate allowed Bosnian Serb forces into the town. Relatives of those killed have brought unsuccessful claims against the government of the Netherlands in an effort to claim compensation. |
| Bosnian Serb leaders deny that Srebrenica was an act of genocide | Bosnian Serb leaders deny that Srebrenica was an act of genocide |
| Speaking at the latest burial ceremony, Charles English, US Ambassador Bosnia-Hercegovina, said: "The world failed to act, failed to protect the innocent of Srebrenica." | Speaking at the latest burial ceremony, Charles English, US Ambassador Bosnia-Hercegovina, said: "The world failed to act, failed to protect the innocent of Srebrenica." |
| Ranging in age from 14 to 72, most of latest victims to be buried were found in secondary mass graves where they had been moved from initial burial sites in a bid by Serb troops to cover up war crimes. | Ranging in age from 14 to 72, most of latest victims to be buried were found in secondary mass graves where they had been moved from initial burial sites in a bid by Serb troops to cover up war crimes. |
| The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled that the Srebrenica massacre was an act of genocide. | The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled that the Srebrenica massacre was an act of genocide. |
| The court is currently trying former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic on genocide charges. He was arrested in 2008, but denies his guilt. | The court is currently trying former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic on genocide charges. He was arrested in 2008, but denies his guilt. |
| Gen Ratko Mladic, who led the Bosnian Serb troops involved in the killings, remains in hiding. He is said to be in Serbia. | Gen Ratko Mladic, who led the Bosnian Serb troops involved in the killings, remains in hiding. He is said to be in Serbia. |
| Serbian President Boris Tadic has said his country is doing all it can to track him down and send him to The Hague. | Serbian President Boris Tadic has said his country is doing all it can to track him down and send him to The Hague. |
| The Bosniak people, most of whom are Muslims, first settled in Bosnia in the Middle Ages | The Bosniak people, most of whom are Muslims, first settled in Bosnia in the Middle Ages |