Spot News, 1st prize
Luc Delahaye
Sipa Press for Newsweek
Sipa Press for Newsweek
01 January, 1992
Casualties of the ethnic conflict between Muslims, Serbs and Croats lie on the pavement unattended while city life of a sort continues around them. In July and August, no civilian was safe in the streets. A sniper could be lurking around every corner, though it was not always clear which ethnic group was responsible for a particular act of violence. The city also came under attack from the surrounding hills. Shortages of water, food, medication and fuel made it hard to live normally even during lulls in the fighting. By the end of the year, more than 50,000 people were estimated to have died in the civil war in former Yugoslavia.
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