Memorial to those who were killed and injured during shelling of the Markale marketplace during the siege of Sarajevo.

Memorial to those who were killed and injured during shelling of the Markale marketplace during the siege of Sarajevo. Stock Photo
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Peter Alexander / Alamy Stock Photo

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D2P5KN

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24.9 MB (981.1 KB Compressed download)

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3417 x 2544 px | 28.9 x 21.5 cm | 11.4 x 8.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

16 November 2008

Location:

Markale market, Mula Mustafa Baseskije, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina

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The Markale market was shelled twice during the war with devastating consequences. The first happened on February 5, 1994; when 68 people were killed and 144 more were wounded. The second occurred on August 28, 1995 when five mortar shells killed 43 people and wounded another 75. This latter attack was the stated reason for NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb forces that would eventually lead to the Dayton Peace Accords and the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.