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Majority of ‘Weekend Snipers’ in Sarajevo Were Italians: Book

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A majority of the “weekend snipers” who paid the Bosnian Serb army to shoot civilians during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo were Italian, according to a new book published in Italy this week.

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They paid the Bosnian Serb army up to 100,000 euros per day to participate in these horrific "safaris."

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Italian investigative journalist Ezio Gavazzeni revealed in his new book that the wealthy Westerners who paid the Bosnian Serb army to shoot at Sarajevo's residents during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were mostly Italians, whose transportation to Bosnia was allegedly organized by special agencies.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Among the wealthy Westerners who paid the Bosnian Serb army to shoot at Sarajevo's residents during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were mostly Italians, whose transportation to Bosnia was organized by special agencies, Italian investigative journalist Ezio Gavazzeni revealed in his new book.

During the siege of Sarajevo, rich Western Europeans were said to have paid large sums to shoot at the inhabitants of the city. A new book from Italy investigates the crime. What is read in it is outrageous.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Among the wealthy Westerners who, according to some sources, paid handsomely for the opportunity to shoot civilians during the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s, Italians predominated, according to an investigation by Italian journalist Ezio Gavazzeni, whose transfer to Bosnia was organized by specialized agencies, AFP reported.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine broke the news in Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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