BOSNIA 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOSNIAN ARMY MILITARY PARADE

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(21 Apr 1996) Serbo-Croat/Nat • • Five thousand soldiers have marched through the northwestern Bosnian town of Bihac to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Bosnian army. • • Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic was among the estimated 50-thousand onlookers. • • The Bosnian army's elite 5th Corps demonstrated its force in a military parade held in northwestern city of Bihac on Sunday. • • These troops have a special place in the hearts of the 50-thousand strong crowd. • • Last August they succeeded in routing the Bosnian Serb army and their allies - the • army of rebel Muslim leader, Fikret Abdic, after being under seige for more than a year. • • The Bosnian government army victory put an end to the three-year-old siege of the enclave. • • SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat) • God bless our martyrs and all others who died for Bosnia-Herzegovina • • SUPERCAPTION: Alija Izetbegovic, president of Bosnia-Herzegovina • • The soldiers paraded through the Bosnian town of Bihac 5th Army to celebrate the anniversary of the foundation of the Bosnian Army in 1992. • • The parade was watched by an estimated 100,000 people. Apart from President Alija Izetbegovic, also there were Deputy Ejup Ganic, and Prime Minister Muratovic. • • 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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