Several Victims of the Past War have been identified

Mortal remains of identified victims were found in a mass grave.

Five victims of the past war were identified yesterday in the Commemorative Centre in Tuzla.

Spokeswoman for the Missing Persons Institute of BiH, Lejla Cengic, said that the victims are Bosniaks killed in the area of Bratunac, Vlasenica and Srebrenica.

Mortal remains of identified victims were found in a mass grave at the location Glogova, Bratunac and on individual localities Trnovo in the municipality Sekovici and Skelani, the municipality of Srebrenica.

“The youngest victim identified is 18 years old Nermin Smajlovic. His remains were found in burned house in Skelani. Given the completely burnt bones of the victim, the identity was determined by the classical method,” said Cengic.

The identity of the other victims was determined on the basis of DNA analysis, and their identity was officially confirmed by their families.

Identified victims are:

1. Nermin (Idriz) Smajlovic, born in 1974 in Skelani, Municipality of Srebrenica;
2. Ibro (Salko) Imsirovic, born in 1931 in Mrsici, Municipality of Vlasenica;
3. Fejzo (Agan) Omerovic, born in 1937 in the village of Glogova, Municipality of Bratunac;
4. Salih (Nazif) Junuzovic, born in 1928 in Glogova, Municipality of Bratunac;
5. Nurija (Alija) Rizvanovic, born in 1928 in Glogova, Municipality of Bratunac.

(Source: Radiosarajevo.ba)