US EditionItaly Probes 'Sniper Tourism' Claims in Sarajevo Siege
Milan prosecutors probe allegations that up to 100 wealthy foreigners paid Bosnian Serb forces to shoot civilians during the 1992–96 Sarajevo siege, facing aggravated murder charges.
- Milan prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into claims wealthy foreigners paid to shoot Sarajevo civilians, prompted by a 17-page complaint from Ezio Gavazzeni and Benjamina Karic, with Alessandro Gobbi examining evidence.
- A 2022 documentary and a dossier allege `sniper tourists` paid up to 80,000–100,000 to join Sarajevo siege trips during 1992–1996, with higher prices for children.
- Archived SISMI reports and witness accounts indicate departures from Trieste and identify an Milan man; Edin Subasic's testimony includes a captured Serb soldier's interrogation and witnesses describe a foreigner handling a hunting rifle like a novice.
- Investigators, backed by the Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale, Carabinieri special unit, may call over 100 alleged `tourists` and consider charges of voluntary homicide aggravated by cruelty against unknown defendants.
- Serbia has denied involvement, yet investigators say Serbian intelligence services and militias loyal to Radovan Karadzic were linked to the Siege of Sarajevo, which left 13,952 dead.
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Sarajevo siege survivors hope for justice as Italy probes alleged 'sniper tourism'
SARAJEVO - The launch of an investigation in Italy into allegations that foreigners paid to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo three decades ago has raised survivors' hopes that people will be brought to justice. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Italy probes if ‘war tourists’ paid to shoot civilians in Sarajevo siege
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating possible Italian snipers who may have paid the Bosnian Serb army during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo to be allowed to shoot civilians for sport, local media reported.
GOP rep launches probe into wild claim elites had human hunting trips overseas · American Wire News
In what reads like a Hollywood horror movie, a GOP lawmaker has opened an investigation into reports of “human safari” trips to Sarajevo. “Regarding the alleged ‘murder tourism’ discussed below, I have opened an investigation into this matter and am in contact with the Bosnian Consulate as well as the Italian Embassy,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) posted on X. “Paying money to shoot civilians—and even worse to shoot children—is a level of evi…
Trump ally makes scathing threat for any US ‘sniper tourists’ who allegedly paid $90,000 to shoot people on ‘human safari’ trips
An ally of Donald Trump has issued a threat for any US ‘sniper tourists’ in the alleged human safari in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
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