Bosnian Muslims Hold Mass Funeral

Thousands have gathered in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad to bury the remains of 66 Muslim Bosniaks killed and thrown into the river by Bosnian Serb forces at the start of the country’s 1992-95 war. The victims’ remains were discovered two years ago, when a manmade lake that divides Bosnia and Serbia was partially drained for the maintenance of a dam. They were identified through DNA analysis and buried on Saturday at a cemetery in Visegrad. <AP/NEWSis>

Bosnian Muslims toss 3,000 roses into the River of Drina, each representing people killed in the 1992-95 war, in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad, 110 kms east of Sarajevo,on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

Bosnian Muslim people carrying coffins during a mass funeral in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

Bosnian Muslim woman Amira Murtic , 49, weeps among coffins during a mass funeral in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

Bosnian Muslims pray during a mass funeral in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

A Bosnian Muslim man searches for the name of his family member among coffins during a mass funeral in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

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