Bosnia Serbs attack returning Muslims

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(29 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:51:57 • • • NATO troops were holding 35 Bosnian Serbs, including policemen, on Thursday (29/8) after a gun battle between Serbs and Muslims in the northeastern Bosnian village of Mahala. The incident is linked to the return of Muslim refugees to the village on the Bosnian Serb side of the internal boundary. The Muslims had begun reconstructing their homes in the completely destroyed village.According to UN spokesman Alex Ivanko, the coordinated attack took place on Thursday morning when 50 Bosnian Serbs attacked the villagers in an attempt to ethnically cleanse them from the area. • • SHOWS: • • MAHALA, BOSNIA, 29 AUGUST, 1996 • IFOR APC ; • Muslim men milling around IFOR vehicles; • Wounded Bosnian Man SOT in Bosnian, saying about 70 serb police came in and started attacking everyone. I escaped, but my wife and 14 year old daughter are still in the village ; • Aerial of house; • Ws of APC; • VS of helicopter above; • IFOR APC with Muslim men; • LS IFOR troops; • • 2.08 • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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