Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo - with extra charged to kill children'

Prosecutors in Milan are investigating Italian tourists who allegedly paid substantial sums of money, between £70,000 and £88,000, for "human safari" hunting trips in Sarajevo during the 1990s Bosnian War. These wealthy individuals are accused of traveling to the besieged city to shoot innocent civilians for sport, with higher prices charged for killing children. The alleged activities took place between 1992 and 1996, during a period when over 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by shelling and sniper fire. The investigation was initiated by a legal complaint from writer Ezio Gavazzeni, supported by former magistrate Guido Salvini and the former mayor of Sarajevo. Allegations first surfaced in a 2022 documentary titled "Sarajevo Safari." The tourists reportedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army, associated with wartime leader Radovan Karadžić, for weekend trips where they would act as "weekend snipers." They were allegedly transported to hills surrounding Sarajevo to ... download the app to read more