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The Darkest Safari in Modern History When Humans Became the Game Sarajevo Safari, The Hunt for Human Beings One of the most disturbing allegations to emerge from the Bosnian War is the phenomenon known as “Sarajevo Safari. During the siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1996, reports and witness testimonies claimed that wealthy foreign visitors were brought to Serb-held positions overlooking the city, where they were allegedly allowed to fire on civilians for sport. The siege of Sarajevo lasted nearly four years, making it the longest siege of a capital city in modern history. Throughout that period, thousands of civilians were killed or wounded by artillery fire and sniper attacks. What makes the Sarajevo Safari allegations particularly chilling is the claim that some participants were neither soldiers nor combatants, but paying visitors seeking the experience of targeting human beings. Whether viewed as a symbol of the brutality of the Bosnian War or as one of its darkest unresolved chapters, the story remains a stark reminder of how war can erode the boundaries of human morality. This happened not in a distant century, but in Europe in the late 20th century, under the gaze of the international community.

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