Wealthy \u201csniper tourists\u201d allegedly paid up to $90,000 to shoot at people during so-called \u201chuman safaris\u201d in Sarajevo in the 1990s \u2014 with an additional fee if they killed children, according to shocking claims currently being investigated by Italian prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation was launched after an Italian writer claimed to have found evidence that wealthy gun enthusiasts \u2014 called \u201csniper tourists\u201d \u2014 paid Bosnian Serb forces to allow them to randomly shoot at residents during the four-year siege of the city, reports The Guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by sniper fire and shelling between 1992 and 1996 during the Balkan wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere were Germans, French, English\u2026 people from all Western countries who paid large sums of money to be taken there and shoot at civilians,\u201d said investigative journalist Ezio Gavaceni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere were no political or religious motives. These were rich people who went there for fun and personal pleasure. We\u2019re talking about people who love weapons, who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safaris in Africa,\u201d Gavaceni added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said he first read about the alleged shootings by \u201ctourists\u201d in the Italian media in the 1990s but began investigating in more detail after watching a 2022 documentary about a former Serbian soldier who claimed that foreigners fired at residents from the hills around Sarajevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a key source, Gavaceni cites a former member of the Bosnian intelligence service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The newly launched investigation, led by prosecutors in Milan, aims to identify any Italians involved in the so-called \u201csniper tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gavaceni claims he has already discovered the identities of some Italians who allegedly participated in the massacre and that they are expected to be summoned for questioning in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Consulate of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Milan announced that the Bosnian government will provide \u201cfull cooperation\u201d during the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are eager to uncover the truth about such a cruel event and to close a chapter of history. I have certain information that I will share with the investigators,\u201d said the consulate\u2019s spokesperson in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA MAN WHO TOUCHED HUMAN HEARTS\u201d: \u0110okovi\u0107 revealed what he would like to be written on his monument!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BOJOVI\u0106 RELEASED ON BAIL: The policeman arrested in Chicago is awaiting a decision on deportation!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DIJANA HRKA\u2019S CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE: Ambulance came twice, citizens are applauding her and calling her name!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SO FAR 150 NAMES FOUND: Zoran has been preserving the memory of unknown heroes from the Thessaloniki front on Kajmak\u010dalan for decades!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n