Murder At Ugar Gorge

One lucky survivor recounts to TIME a Bosnian tale of horror -- the summary execution of more than 200 Muslims

There have been many tales of atrocity and murder in the chilling course of the war in Bosnia. But few stories match the horror of an alleged incident reported late last month for the first time: the massacre in August of more than 200 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb militia at the edge of a ravine near Travnik. Like some other Balkan tales, this one is impossible to verify independently. Bosnia's Muslim authorities claim to have details, but Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he knows nothing of a massacre. In the meantime, one escapee, Semir K., 24, shivered with...

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