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Bosnia marks Srebrenica massacre Bosnia marks Srebrenica massacre
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More than 700 victims will buried at the cemetery on SundayMore than 700 victims will buried at the cemetery on Sunday
A ceremony is due to take place in Bosnia to mark the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre - the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. A ceremony is taking place in Bosnia to mark the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre - the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
More than 7,000 Muslim men and boys from the town were killed by advancing Bosnian Serb troops in July 1995.More than 7,000 Muslim men and boys from the town were killed by advancing Bosnian Serb troops in July 1995.
The remains of more than 700 recently identified victims will be buried at a cemetery near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 700 recently identified victims are being buried at a cemetery near Srebrenica.
Serbian President Boris Tadic is expected to attend the ceremony, in what is seen as a significant gesture. Serbian President Boris Tadic is attending the ceremony, in what is seen as a significant gesture.
Srebrenica had been declared a UN safe zone, to which thousands of Bosniaks had fled during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. But the Bosnian Serb army easily overran the lightly-armed Dutch force there in July 1995.Srebrenica had been declared a UN safe zone, to which thousands of Bosniaks had fled during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. But the Bosnian Serb army easily overran the lightly-armed Dutch force there in July 1995.
The massacre is the only episode of the conflict to have been deemed a genocide by the UN tribunal.The massacre is the only episode of the conflict to have been deemed a genocide by the UN tribunal.
Segregated townSegregated town
Thousands of people on Sunday will be marking the anniversary of the massacre at the Potocari cemetery, just outside Srebrenica. Thousands of people gathered at the Potocari cemetery, just outside Srebrenica, to mark the anniversary of the massacre.
New rows have been made for the burial of 775 victims, who will join nearly 4,000 already there.New rows have been made for the burial of 775 victims, who will join nearly 4,000 already there.
Hasan and Suhra Mahic, both in their 80s, will finally bury their sons Fuad and Suad.Hasan and Suhra Mahic, both in their 80s, will finally bury their sons Fuad and Suad.
"I would have preferred that all of us have been killed together, then we would not have had to live through this," Hasan told the AFP news agency."I would have preferred that all of us have been killed together, then we would not have had to live through this," Hasan told the AFP news agency.
But many Serbs in the region reject the established narrative of July 1995, the BBC's Mark Lowen in Srebrenica reports.But many Serbs in the region reject the established narrative of July 1995, the BBC's Mark Lowen in Srebrenica reports.
"The Serb people are portrayed in the media as committing genocide, but it isn't so," Mladen Grujicic, who works for a local association helping the families of Serb victims of the war, told the BBC."The Serb people are portrayed in the media as committing genocide, but it isn't so," Mladen Grujicic, who works for a local association helping the families of Serb victims of the war, told the BBC.
"No Serbs contest that a crime happened in Srebrenica, but they're insulted when the numbers are manipulated," Mr Grujicic says, adding that Serb victims of the war have been forgotten."No Serbs contest that a crime happened in Srebrenica, but they're insulted when the numbers are manipulated," Mr Grujicic says, adding that Serb victims of the war have been forgotten.
Despite attempts to lay the past to rest, Srebrenica remains segregated 15 years after the tragic events, our correspondent says.Despite attempts to lay the past to rest, Srebrenica remains segregated 15 years after the tragic events, our correspondent says.
Marking the anniversary, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the massacre was "a crime that shamed Europe", pledging to bring to justice the perpetrators.Marking the anniversary, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the massacre was "a crime that shamed Europe", pledging to bring to justice the perpetrators.