Bosnia Finds Suspected Wartime Mass Grave on Mount Igman
A mass grave has been discovered on Mount Igman near Sarajevo containing human remains that the Bosnian prosecution believes are those of Bosniak war victims who disappeared in 1992.
Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute told BIRN on Wednesday that it expected more than ten victims’ remains to be found in the recently-discovered grave on Mount Igman, which will now be excavated.
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“We have found bones and clothing parts,” said Missing Persons Institute spokesperson Emza Fazlic.
The Bosnian prosecution said that according to initial information, it is believed that the remains are those of Bosniaks from the Donji Hadzici area who disappeared in the summer of 1992.
The prosecution said the grave was located following a lengthy search, and after interviewing a large number of witnesses.
“After surveying the terrain, we saw a suspicious site on an inaccessible field, and human remains were found in the ground at about a metre’s depth,” the prosecution said in a statement.
After the exhumation, the remains will be analysed and identified using DNA samples.
