US EditionItaly Probes 'Sniper Tourism' Claims in Sarajevo Siege
Italian prosecutors investigate claims that up to 100 wealthy foreigners paid as much as €100,000 to join Bosnian Serb forces in deadly sniper trips targeting civilians during Sarajevo siege.
- On November 12, 2025, Milan prosecutors opened an investigation into claims that Italians and others paid to shoot civilians in Sarajevo during the early 1990s siege.
- After watching the 2022 Sarajevo Safari documentary, Italian journalist and novelist Ezio Gavazzeni lodged a 17-page complaint revisiting reports on alleged sniper safaris during the 1992–1996 siege of Sarajevo.
- The complaint details large payments and a price list involving at least 100 alleged foreign participants from Italy, the United States, Canada, Russia, Germany, France and Britain, with fees up to €100,000 and €80,000 reported.
- Prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis is now examining evidence dated January 28 for voluntary homicide, identified Italian individuals may be questioned in coming weeks, and Dag Dumrukcic pledged cooperation as the probe could expand to other European countries.
- Archival testimony indicates Italian intelligence learned of the safaris in 1994 after a Bosnian military intelligence officer said Bosnia uncovered the phenomenon in late 1993; earlier Bosnian investigations stalled but Gavazzeni's filing revived international inquiry prospects.
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The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into allegations that citizens of various countries, including Italy, had travelled to the besieged town of Sarajevo to shoot civilians during the Bosnian war in the first half of the 1990s, wrote the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Italians probe “war tourists” who paid to snipe civilians during bloody Bosnia genocide
Italian authorities have opened an investigation into twisted “war tourists” who allegedly paid Serb soldiers during the genocidal Bosnia war for the chance to snipe civilians in besieged Sarajevo, including shooting children for a premium price. The public prosecutor’s office in Milan has opened the investigation after evidence resurfaced alleging that Italian citizens, amongst other […] The post Italians probe “war tourists” who paid to snipe …
Wealthy Westerners reportedly took part in bloody hunts during the siege. Testimonies reveal the existence of a macabre “price list” where killing a child had a higher cost
Italian authorities will investigate claims that far-right gun enthusiasts paid to travel to Sarajevo and shoot civilians for the thrill of it during the four-year siege of the city.
Italian "war tourists" are said to have participated in the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War and paid large sums to shoot innocent civilians, including children.
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