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Milan Opens Criminal Probe Into Alleged 'War‑Safari' Snipers Who Targeted Sarajevo Civilians

Prosecutors have begun verifying a reporter's dossier drawing on witness accounts spurred by the Sarajevo Safari documentary.

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Yugoslavia Bosnia Serbia Karadzic Arrest - ** FILE ** A July 14, 1995 file photo shows refugees from the overrun U.N. safe haven enclave of Srebrenica who had spent the night outdoors, gathering outside the U.N. base at Tuzla airport. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused architect of war crimes including Europe's worst massacre since World War II, was arrested Monday evening, July 21, 2008 the country's president and the U.N. tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said. Karadzic topped the tribunal's most-wanted list for more than a decade charged with organizing the deadly siege of Sarajevo and the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslims in the U.N. 'safe area' Srebrenica. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) tuzla bosnia herzegovina foto 1995 refugiados onu enclave srebrenica arrestan al carnicero de sarajevo Radovan Karadzic guerra de los balcanes
Avenida de los francotiradores en Sarajevo en 1995.
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Overview

  • The investigation, led by prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis, is in a preliminary phase with Carabinieri ROS checking document authenticity and no individuals named as suspects.
  • A 17‑page filing by journalist Ezio Gavazzeni triggered the case, compiling material from the 2022 film Sarajevo Safari plus intelligence and witness testimonies.
  • Allegations describe wealthy foreigners, including Italians from northern cities, paying €80,000–€100,000 to shoot civilians during the Sarajevo siege, with a higher price reported for targeting children.
  • A former Bosnian intelligence officer cited warnings sent to Italy’s SISMI in 1993–94 and described routes via Trieste to Belgrade on Aviogenex flights before transfers to sniper positions above the city.
  • Prosecutors are collecting statements and records, with ex‑Bosnian general Edin Subašić and former Sarajevo mayor Benjamina Karić offering to testify and ICTY materials such as John Jordan’s 2007 account requested.