VUKOVAR-REMEMBRANCE DAY-Politika MEMORIAL CEREMONIES START IN VUKOVAR VUKOVAR, Nov 16 (Hina) - Memorial ceremonies started in Vukovar on Sunday in honour of Croatian soldiers and civilians killed in the defence of the eastern Danube
river town 12 years ago.
VUKOVAR, Nov 16 (Hina) - Memorial ceremonies started in Vukovar on
Sunday in honour of Croatian soldiers and civilians killed in the
defence of the eastern Danube river town 12 years ago. #L#
On November 18, 1991, following a three-month siege, Serb military
and paramilitary forces broke the Croatian defences and entered
Vukovar, committing numerous crimes against civilians and
prisoners of war in violation of the international laws of war and
the Geneva conventions.
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