US EditionItaly investigates claims that wealthy foreigners paid to go on ‘sniper safaris’ to shoot civilians during Bosnian war
Italian prosecutors are investigating allegations that far-right extremists paid up to €100,000 to join sniper safaris killing civilians during Sarajevo's siege, where over 11,000 died.
- On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Milan prosecutors opened an inquiry into Italians accused of paying to join 'sniper safaris' in Sarajevo, with prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis set to examine documents submitted earlier this year.
- During the 1992–95 siege of Sarajevo, more than 11,000 people died, prompting Ezio Gavazzeni to file a complaint after researching the documentary `Sarajevo Safari`.
- Gavazzeni's filings say alleged participants paid the modern equivalent of between €80,000 and €100,000 each, with a price list ranking victims by category, children costing more.
- Prosecutors in Milan are working with Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale and Dag Dumrukcic, Bosnian consul in Milan, pledging full cooperation and listing witnesses for potential charges of voluntary homicide aggravated by cruelty and abject motives.
- With a Bosnian probe shelved, Milan prosecutors pursue the case amid historical hurdles, while Serbian intelligence services deny involvement despite investigators' suspicions.
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Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot people in human safari hunting trip' during war - The Mirror
Shocking case in Italian courts claims rich foreigners took weekend trips to Bosnia to kill innocent civilians and children during the conflict, which saw more than 11,000 killed by snipers and shelling between 1992 and 1996
REPORT: 'Sniper Tourists' Paid $90K To Shoot Civilians In European Country
Wealthy “sniper tourists” allegedly paid tens-of-thousands of dollars to shoot civilians during “human safaris” in war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990’s, according to wild claims currently being investigated by Italian prosecutors. The investigation was launched after an Italian writer alleged that he had uncovered evidence suggesting wealthy gun enthusiasts — dubbed “sniper tourists” –would pay Bosnian Serb forces for the opportunity to shoot civilia…
Thirty years after the end of the Bosnian War, the Milan Procuratorate opened an investigation into possible sniper tourism.
During the siege of Sarajevo, wealthy foreigners were said to have paid large sums to fire civilians as "weekend snipers."
Milan's prosecutor Guido Salvini has taken on a truly incomprehensible investigation since February of this year: it is about the accusation that rich and influential men have paid a lot of money to shoot civilians in Sarajevo and the surrounding area.
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