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16 more victims of Prijedor massacre laid to rest in Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday bid farewell to 16 more victims identified to have been killed in the Prijedor massacre.

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16 more victims of Prijedor massacre laid to rest in Bosnia

Most of the killings took place from May to August 1992.

Between April 1992 and December 1995, an estimated 100,000 people were killed and 2.2 million others were displaced in Bosnia. As many as 50,000 women, mostly Bosniaks, were raped.

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16 more victims of Prijedor massacre laid to rest in Bosnia

The Bosnian War was sparked by the break-up of Yugoslavia, which led Bosnia to declare independence in February 1992.

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16 more victims of Prijedor massacre laid to rest in Bosnia

Its capital, Sarajevo, came under the attack of Bosnian Serb militias, backed by the Yugoslav army, in what became the longest siege in modern history, lasting nearly four years.