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[CULTURE] · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 2 sources

Bosnia Holds Funeral for Djema Hadzic and 15 Unidentified Victims on 34th Anniversary of Tihovićima Massacre

A collective funeral was held at the cemetery in Tihovićima, near Vogošća, where Djema Hadzic, killed in 1992, and the remains of 15 unidentified victims were interred. The ceremony was led by Sarajevo Mufti Prof. Dr. Nedžad Grabus, who warned that protecting faith "is like holding a torch in one's hand" and emphasized the community's resilience.

Officials from the Presidency office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Vogošća municipality and the Association of Families of the Missing attended, including Alija Kožljak, Migdad Hasanović and Ema Čekić. The event marked the 34th anniversary of the Tihovićima massacre, where RS army forces killed 30 Bosniak civilians in May 1992; most victims' remains were exhumed in 1996.