26 years ago, the aggressor killed 68 and wounded 142 citizens of Sarajevo in the Markale attack

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - 26 years ago, a mortar shell fired from aggressor positions in the Mrković area hit the Markale market, killing 68 Sarajevans and wounding 142 seriously and lightly. February 5 is also observed as the Day of Remembrance for all killed citizens of Sarajevo in the period 1992-1995. A joint commemorative session of the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton, the City Council, and the municipal councils of the Sarajevo Canton will mark the suffering of 11,541 killed and more than 50,000 wounded in Sarajevo during the aggression.

The commemorative session will be held on February 5 from 10:30 to 11:00 AM at the National Theatre.

The session organizers invite the families and friends of the killed Sarajevans to attend this session, so that we may all together pay tribute to all our killed fellow citizens. After the Commemorative Session, it is planned that all participants pay their respects and lay flowers at the memorial at the Markale market, where a special program is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM.

On that day, forever etched in the memory of Sarajevans, especially the survivors of the massacre, 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, Selima Kovač, Ibro 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, Sabit Rizvo, 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.