25.2.2016 – An exhumation was carried out on the foundations of Meho Aljic’s house in Bikavac where on 27.6.1992 one of the worst war crimes was committed during the genocide 1992-95. At least 70 women and children were burnt alive by Bosnian Serb soldiers.
On 25.2.2016, the Missing Persons Institute conducted an exhumation on this location and found one piece of human bone. There were several exhumations conducted on this location but this was the first time a human bone was discovered.
The crime scene was destroyed by the local authorities during or after the war. The house was bulldozed and the site was turned into a garbage dump.
DNA analysis will be conducted on the discovered bone in order to try and establish an identity of a victim.
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