07 May, 1992
Ruthless killing in the streets in early summer. Accused of firing on a Serbian refugee convoy, a Muslim civilian is captured by a uniformed Serbian policeman and shot in the back of the head.
N.B. This caption previously identified the victim as a sniper. We have been provided a video where the photographer says this is not correct. Therefore the caption was edited on 21 July 2022.
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