MARKALE MASSACRE Komšić: I remember that day as if it were yesterday

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - On the occasion of the Day of Remembrance for all citizens of Sarajevo killed in the period 1992-1995 and the 26th anniversary of the first of two massacres committed against civilians at the Markale market, a member of the BiH Presidency, Željko Komšić, said that he remembers that day as if it were yesterday, but that it is important that these events are commemorated year after year. 

“It is very difficult to say anything sensible, but the most important thing is that these events are commemorated. Children should also be brought here to learn what happened during that time,” said Komšić.

He believes that they must know what happened in this city, this country, and what sacrifices were made, so that they have what they have today. 

In the first massacre at the "Markale" market on February 5, 1994, the following were killed: Senad Arnautović, Ibrahim Babić, Mehmed Baručija, Ćamil Begić, Emir Begović, Vahida Bešić, Gordana Bogdanović, Vaskrsije Bojinović, Muhamed Borovina, Faruk Brkanić, Sakib Bulbul, Jelena Čavriz, Almasa Čehajić, Zlatko Čosić, Alija Čukojević, Verica Ćilimdžić, Smilja Delić, Ifet Drugovac, Dževad Durmo, Fatima Durmo, Kemal Džebo, Ismet Fazlić, Vejsil Ferhatbegović, Dževdet Fetahović, Muhamed Fetahović, Ahmed Fočo, Majda Ganović, Isma Gibović, Rasema Hasanović, Alija Hurko, Mirsada Ibrulj, Mustafa Imanić, Rasema Jažić, Razija Junuzović, Hasija Karavdić, Mladen Klačar, Marija Knežević, Selma Kovač, lbro Krajčin, Sejda Kunić, Jozo Kvesić, Numo Lakača, Ruža Malović, Jadranka Minić, Safer Musić, Nura Odžak, Mejra Orman, Hajrija Oručević, Seid Prozorac, Smajo Rahić, Igor Rehar, Rizvo Sabit, Zahida Sablja, Nedžad Salihović, Hajrija Smajić, Emina Srnja, Džemo Subašić, Šaćir Suljević, Hasib Šabanović, Ahmed Šehbajraktarević, Bejto Škrijelj, Junuz Švrakić, Pašaga Tihić, Munib Torlaković, Ruždija Trbić, Džemil Zečić, Muhamed Zubović and Senad Žunić.

The second massacre at the aforementioned market occurred on August 28, 1995, at 11:00 AM, with five shells fired from VRS positions, killing 37 and wounding 90 civilians.