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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 Bosnian Muslims (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 Bosnian Muslims (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. |
| Mourners mingled among the coffins, looking for the names of loved ones. | Mourners mingled among the coffins, looking for the names of loved ones. |
| Bosnian Security Minister Sadik Ahmetovic told the crowd the international community should help bring fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Radko Mladic - "the man who brought us our suffering" - to justice. | Bosnian Security Minister Sadik Ahmetovic told the crowd the international community should help bring fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Radko Mladic - "the man who brought us our suffering" - to justice. |
| A statement read out from US President Barack Obama said: "We recognise that there can be no lasting peace without justice." | A statement read out from US President Barack Obama said: "We recognise that there can be no lasting peace without justice." |
| Mr Tadic, whose attendance brought a mixed response from mourners, said: "With the arrest of General Mladic I would know that part of my job is finished. We need this for the future, for building confidence, for our forthcoming generations." | Mr Tadic, whose attendance brought a mixed response from mourners, said: "With the arrest of General Mladic I would know that part of my job is finished. We need this for the future, for building confidence, for our forthcoming generations." |
| Speaking at the commemoration, Bosnian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric called on European politicians to bring about the Bosnian Muslims' desire to have a "state in Europe that will protect us from the next genocide". | Speaking at the commemoration, Bosnian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric called on European politicians to bring about the Bosnian Muslims' desire to have a "state in Europe that will protect us from the next genocide". |
| "Civilisation does not begin with the burial of a Bosniak. Civilisation begins with a birth of a Bosniak [not] afraid of the next genocide." | "Civilisation does not begin with the burial of a Bosniak. Civilisation begins with a birth of a Bosniak [not] afraid of the next genocide." |
| Boris Tadic's attendance brought a mixed response from mourners | Boris Tadic's attendance brought a mixed response from mourners |
| Hasan and Suhra Mahic, both in their 80s, were finally burying their sons Fuad and Suad. | Hasan and Suhra Mahic, both in their 80s, were finally burying 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. |
| Ramiza Gurdic was burying her son Mehrudin, alongside her husband and another son already in the cemetery. | Ramiza Gurdic was burying her son Mehrudin, alongside her husband and another son already in the cemetery. |
| "How can you forget, how can you forgive? I think about them every day. I go to bed with the pain and I wake up with the sadness." | "How can you forget, how can you forgive? I think about them every day. I go to bed with the pain and I wake up with the sadness." |
| 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. |
| 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". |