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On this day, 1992, the Siege of #Sarajevo began. It was the longest siege of a capital city in the modern era. Sniper attacks and mortar fire was a constant and daily threat to civilians. Over 50,000 people were injured, 11,541 killed, including 1,601 children. #RememberSarajevo
Pictorial map of the siege of #Sarajevo. Shows the siege forces which encircled the city and surrounding hills with weapons that included artillery, mortars, tanks, heavy machine-guns, rocket launchers, aircraft bombs, etc.

[📷 @FAMACollection]
Residents of Sarajevo stand in line to get water, 1992.

[📷 Mikhail Evstafiev]
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