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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - 11,541 persons were killed during the siege of Sarajevo. This death toll includes 1643 children. The Serb siege of Sarajevo went on longer than the World War II. Its 380,000 people were left without food, electricity, water or heating during forty six months, hiding from the 330 shells a day that smashed into the city.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - 11,541 persons were killed during the siege of Sarajevo. This death toll includes 1643 children. The Serb siege of Sarajevo went on longer than the World War II. Its 380,000 people were left without food, electricity, water or heating during forty six months, hiding from the 330 shells a day that smashed into the city.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A civilian navigates the Cumurija footbridge that spans the Miljaćka river in the center of Sarajevo, the wooden base was removed by civilians to heat their homes.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A civilian navigates the Cumurija footbridge that spans the Miljaćka river in the center of Sarajevo, the wooden base was removed by civilians to heat their homes.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A Bosnian Policeman prepares for prayer in Sarajevo’s central Mosque.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A Bosnian Policeman prepares for prayer in Sarajevo’s central Mosque.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - Civilians collect food rations distributed by the Red Cross. The UN airlifted food supplies into Sarajevo, which were then distributed by local aid agencies.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - Civilians collect food rations distributed by the Red Cross. The UN airlifted food supplies into Sarajevo, which were then distributed by local aid agencies.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A wounded woman passes away despite the efforts of medical staff in Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A wounded woman passes away despite the efforts of medical staff in Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A father brings his wounded daughter to Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A father brings his wounded daughter to Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital.
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    1994 - -Sarajevo,Bosnia -The dead are loaded into a lorry after a single bosnian serb 120 milimeter mortar shell landed in the center of the crowded Markale marketplace in the center of Sarajevo,killing 68 and wounding 144.It was the worst dead toll from a single shell and later became know as the Markale massacre.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz
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    1994 - -Sarajevo,Bosnia -The dead are loaded into a lorry after a single bosnian serb 120 milimeter mortar shell landed in the center of the crowded Markale marketplace in the center of Sarajevo,killing 68 and wounding 144.It was the worst dead toll from a single shell and later became know as the Markale massacre.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - Braving not only the cold, but sniper and mortar fire, friends and relatives gather for the funeral of a child and three adults in one of Sarajevo’s cemeteries.
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - Braving not only the cold, but sniper and mortar fire, friends and relatives gather for the funeral of a child and three adults in one of Sarajevo’s cemeteries.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A young boy takes a rest from carrying water home. A barricade of old cars protects him from sniper fire.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz
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    1994 - Sarajevo, BiH - A young boy takes a rest from carrying water home. A barricade of old cars protects him from sniper fire.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - A view from a destroyed container of the infamous sniper’s ally, a boulevard that runs the length of Sarajevo.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - A view from a destroyed container of the infamous sniper’s ally, a boulevard that runs the length of Sarajevo.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - A former football player recovers from injuries at Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital. An estimated 56,000 people were wounded, including nearly 15,000 children during the Serb siege of Sarajevo.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - A former football player recovers from injuries at Sarajevo’s Koševo Hospital. An estimated 56,000 people were wounded, including nearly 15,000 children during the Serb siege of Sarajevo.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - Under siege, constant bombardment and sniper fire an old man pulls some supplies through the frozen streets of the devastated city.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - Under siege, constant bombardment and sniper fire an old man pulls some supplies through the frozen streets of the devastated city.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - Surrounded by the Bosnian Serbs and the JNA, residents of Sarajevo would lighten their day with humour, often black, superstitions grew stronger and few would pass up the opportunity to receive some good luck.
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    1993 - Sarajevo, BiH - Surrounded by the Bosnian Serbs and the JNA, residents of Sarajevo would lighten their day with humour, often black, superstitions grew stronger and few would pass up the opportunity to receive some good luck.
    © Emmanuel Ortiz

     

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    1993 - Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo - During a funeral, people run for cover.
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    1993 - Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo - During a funeral, people run for cover.
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    1993 - Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Cemetery in center Sarajevo.
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    1993 - Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Cemetery in center Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1993:
    Before leaving to join his comrades on the frontline Bosnian fighter Hamzic Sejad kisses his 6 week old daughter, Vanessa, goodbye in 1993.
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    SARAJEVO-1993:
    Before leaving to join his comrades on the frontline Bosnian fighter Hamzic Sejad kisses his 6 week old daughter, Vanessa, goodbye in 1993.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Tears of anguish for a mother as she prepares to send her confused child out of Sarajevo on a bus promised safe passage by the Serb forces during the siege in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Tears of anguish for a mother as she prepares to send her confused child out of Sarajevo on a bus promised safe passage by the Serb forces during the siege in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    A young widow grieves over the coffin of her husband during his burial in the Lion Cemetery, Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    A young widow grieves over the coffin of her husband during his burial in the Lion Cemetery, Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1994:
    Women wait for the shooting to stop before running across 'Sniper Alley' during the siege of Sarajevo in 1995.
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    SARAJEVO-1994:
    Women wait for the shooting to stop before running across 'Sniper Alley' during the siege of Sarajevo in 1995.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Sarajevans run for cover during shooting in 'Sniper Alley' in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Sarajevans run for cover during shooting in 'Sniper Alley' in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1993: A woman tries to summon up the courage to run across 'Sniper Alley' during fighting in Sarajevo in 1994.
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    SARAJEVO-1993: A woman tries to summon up the courage to run across 'Sniper Alley' during fighting in Sarajevo in 1994.
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    SARAJEVO, BOSNIA - MARCH 1995: Men who lost limbs through shells and landmines play floor volley ball at a sports club for amputees set up in Sarajevo during the war.
    During the 47 months between the spring of 1992 and February 1996, the people of Sarajevo endured the longest siege Europe has witnessed since the end of the Second World War. More than 10,600 people were killed with a further 56,000 wounded or maimed.
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    Sarajevo
    SARAJEVO, BOSNIA - MARCH 1995: Men who lost limbs through shells and landmines play floor volley ball at a sports club for amputees set up in Sarajevo during the war.
    During the 47 months between the spring of 1992 and February 1996, the people of Sarajevo endured the longest siege Europe has witnessed since the end of the Second World War. More than 10,600 people were killed with a further 56,000 wounded or maimed.
    © Tom Stoddart

     

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    SARAJEVO-1994: Sedija Katica, who lost both legs after being hit by a grenade, plays with her 5 year old daughter, Amra, near the frontline in Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1994: Sedija Katica, who lost both legs after being hit by a grenade, plays with her 5 year old daughter, Amra, near the frontline in Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    Celloist Vedran Smalovic breaks down in tears after playing a requiem to a dead friend in Hero's Cemetery, where Bosnian fighters were buried during the siege of Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    Celloist Vedran Smalovic breaks down in tears after playing a requiem to a dead friend in Hero's Cemetery, where Bosnian fighters were buried during the siege of Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    Welcome to hell - a woman hurried past graffiti in the area known as 'Sniper Alley' in Sarajevo's main thorough fare during the siege in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    Welcome to hell - a woman hurried past graffiti in the area known as 'Sniper Alley' in Sarajevo's main thorough fare during the siege in 1992.
    (Photo By Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    During a break in the shelling children play basketball in the burnt out financial district of Sarajevo in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992:
    During a break in the shelling children play basketball in the burnt out financial district of Sarajevo in 1992.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Women run for their lives across 'Sniper Alley' under the sights of Serb gunmen during the siege of Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Women run for their lives across 'Sniper Alley' under the sights of Serb gunmen during the siege of Sarajevo.
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    SARAJEVO-1993: In the dangerous suburb of Dobrinja Meliha Vareshanovic walks proudly and defiantly to work during the siege of Sarajevo. Her message to the watching gunmen who surround her city is simple, "you will never defeat us."
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    Sarajevo
    SARAJEVO-1993: In the dangerous suburb of Dobrinja Meliha Vareshanovic walks proudly and defiantly to work during the siege of Sarajevo. Her message to the watching gunmen who surround her city is simple, "you will never defeat us."
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    SARAJEVO-1992: Sheltering from a heavy mortar bombardment, 67 year old Antonia Arapovic, hugs her neighbour's terrified child in the darkness of a underground cellar in Sarajevo.
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    Sarajevo
    SARAJEVO-1992: Sheltering from a heavy mortar bombardment, 67 year old Antonia Arapovic, hugs her neighbour's terrified child in the darkness of a underground cellar in Sarajevo.
    ©Tom Stoddart