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Wealthy foreigners paid to take part in ‘civilian hunting’ in Bosnia, documentary film alleges

Wealthy foreigners paid to take part in ‘civilian hunting’ in Bosnia, documentary film alleges

Individuals would pay to kill unarmed civilians with snipers during the siege of Sarajevo, the documentary claims A new documentary film has addressed shocking allegations that small groups of wealthy, influential foreigners paid money to “hunt” civilians in besieged Sarajevo in the 1990s. ‘Sarajevo Safari’, from the Slovenian director Miran Zupanic, claims “tourist shooters” from […]

3 years ago

Irate Robbie Keane gets stuck into Bosnia *before* the game (Video)

Irate Robbie Keane gets stuck into Bosnia *before* the game (Video)

With qualification resting on 90 minutes (plus possible extra time and penalties), tensions were high at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland prepared to take on Bosnia. With the double-header evenly balanced following a 1-1 draw in Zenica, it was clear that everyone was thoroughly wound up before the game – not least Robbie Keane. With Bosnian […]

11 years ago

Hundreds of Ireland fans will miss out on Euro 2016 playoff tickets

Hundreds of Ireland fans will miss out on Euro 2016 playoff tickets

The Irish FA has received news of its ticket allocation for the Euro 2016 playoff in Bosnia, and it’s not good. Bosnia and Herzegovina have been playing home qualifiers at the 15,600-capacity Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, leaving Irish fans fearing less than 800 tickets could be made available. Well it’s not quite as bad as […]

11 years ago

Move over Ronaldo, there’s a new free-kick king in town (Video)

Move over Ronaldo, there’s a new free-kick king in town (Video)

Look away now, Ireland fans. Martin O’Neill’s team will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Euro 2016 play-offs, and when they do so they will come up against arguably the most in-form free-kick taker in European football. Before Roma’s Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen, much of the talk surrounded the German team’s midfielder […]

11 years ago

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