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Bosnia HerzegovinaSarajevo
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| Parliament building opposite Holiday Inn hotel. The top part of the building was frequently shelled or rocketed. | Avenue of trees near the University. This is one of the few surviving avenues: the others were cut down for fuel during the siege 1991-1995. This avenue was the front line between Mulslim andSerb occupied positions so it was too exposed for tree cutting. |
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| Blocks of units facing Serb front line - people are living in these units. A network of trenches were dug in the green area in the foreground. | Close up showing extend of damage. Much of the rubble has been cleared, but there is no money (at the time of writing) for continued reconstruction. |
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| A "sarajevo rose" - the characteristic pattern of a mortar impact on a footpath. These are everywhere. The pattern of fragment impacts can reveal the approximate distance and direction from which the shell was fired. | Reconstruction is proceeding in the centre of the city: here the National Library. | Serb front lines (opposite blocks of units above). This area is still to be demined. |
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| Views of central Sarajevo from near the Jeish cemetry. The ground in the foreground is "unknown" - may be mined. | The Jewish cemetry which required no less than three demining operations. After the first and second attempts mines were found which had been missed by the deminers. This was on the front line between Muslim and Serb positions on the southern side of the city. |
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Photo mo-28: Terrain just behind the sign: unfriendly for demining, looking north east. |
Photo mo-29: Another view of same area looking north west. |
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Photo mo-30: Typical sign indicating demining project. However, most demining sites do not have signs. |
Photo mo-31: Another ruined village nearby. |
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| Between Sajevo and Mostar, the main road passes through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe....... |
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