Tuzla war crime victims commemorated

A commemoration was held in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Sunday for Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers who were killed in an attack in 1992.

Izvor: Tanjug

Sunday, 15.05.2011.

15:09

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A commemoration was held in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Sunday for Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers who were killed in an attack in 1992. The so-called Tuzla column was attacked while it was withdrawing towards Serbia on May 15, 1992. Tuzla war crime victims commemorated The commemoration marking 19 years since the attack on the JNA column ended without incidents, and was secured by strong police forces of the Tuzla Canton. After a memorial service, lighting of candles and laying of white roses at the scene of the crime, wreaths were laid on a memorial in the city of Bijeljina, where a number of soldiers killed in the Tuzla column attack were buried. According to the data of the Republic of Srpska (RS) authorities, 200 JNA soldiers were attacked, 59 were killed while others were either injured or captured. Nobody has been held responsible for the crime. Ilija Jurisic was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Belgrade two years ago but the verdict was overturned last year and he was released. A file photo showing attack on JNA troops

Tuzla war crime victims commemorated

The commemoration marking 19 years since the attack on the JNA column ended without incidents, and was secured by strong police forces of the Tuzla Canton.

After a memorial service, lighting of candles and laying of white roses at the scene of the crime, wreaths were laid on a memorial in the city of Bijeljina, where a number of soldiers killed in the Tuzla column attack were buried.

According to the data of the Republic of Srpska (RS) authorities, 200 JNA soldiers were attacked, 59 were killed while others were either injured or captured.

Nobody has been held responsible for the crime. Ilija Jurišić was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Belgrade two years ago but the verdict was overturned last year and he was released.

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