Twisted ‘human safari’ hunters competed to kill the most beautiful women during Sarajevo siege, book claims
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- A new book by Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic reveals that wealthy foreigners paid Serbian handlers between 80,000 and 110,000 Deutsche marks during the 1992-1996 siege of Sarajevo to kill women, with higher payments for younger and pregnant victims.
- The killings were part of so-called "human safari" trips where rich gun enthusiasts competed to kill the most beautiful women, according to documents from Bosnian intelligence officer Nedzad Ugljen, who was killed in 1996.
- Allegations include involvement of a European royal who reportedly arrived by helicopter to participate in shooting civilians, including children, during the siege.
- The "human safari" concept originated in Croatia and was facilitated by security services, with rich tourists, including Italians, paying large sums to shoot civilians, prompting an Italian investigation into sniper tourism.
- Italian prosecutors have opened probes into these claims, and in February, an 80-year-old former truck driver was investigated for multiple counts of premeditated murder linked to the sniper tourism during the siege.
