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| Srebrenica burials on anniversary | Srebrenica burials on anniversary |
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| Hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica massacre are being buried at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the atrocity in the Bosnian town. | Hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica massacre are being buried at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the atrocity in the Bosnian town. |
| The 775 coffins with the remains of newly identified victims from mass graves are being laid to rest at the Potocari cemetery, outside Srebrenica. | The 775 coffins with the remains of newly identified victims from mass graves are being laid to rest at the Potocari cemetery, outside Srebrenica. |
| 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 massacre was the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. | The massacre was the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. |
| Serbian President Boris Tadic is attending 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. |
| In March, Serbia's parliament passed a landmark resolution apologising for the massacre, saying Belgrade should have done more to prevent the tragedy. | In March, Serbia's parliament passed a landmark resolution apologising for the massacre, saying Belgrade should have done more to prevent the tragedy. |
| 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 town | Segregated town |
| Thousands of people are attending the ceremony at the Potocari cemetery - the biggest Srebrenica funeral so far. | Thousands of people are attending the ceremony at the Potocari cemetery - the biggest Srebrenica funeral so far. |
| 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, US President Barack Obama described the massacre as "an unimaginable tragedy", saying that fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Radko Maldic and other alleged perpetrators must be brought to justice. | Marking the anniversary, US President Barack Obama described the massacre as "an unimaginable tragedy", saying that fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Radko Maldic and other alleged perpetrators must be brought to justice. |
| UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the atrocity was "a crime that shamed Europe". | UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the atrocity was "a crime that shamed Europe". |
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