‘They had sick minds’: A human safari in Sarajevo

“他们心灵扭曲”:萨拉热窝的人性荒野之旅

The Story

2026-03-02

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For decades, a chilling rumour has haunted Sarajevo: that foreign tourists paid to visit the besieged city in the early 1990s to shoot at its residents. Today, Italian authorities are investigating several cases of alleged ‘tourist snipers,’ thrusting these accusations back into the headlines. Now, an eyewitness to these so-called ‘human safaris’ has spoken to The Times about what he saw more than 30 years ago. Our listener survey is live - find it here. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Tom Kington, the Italy correspondent, The Times Host: Manveen Rana Producer: Sophie McNulty Translator: Aleksa Antic We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Sarajevo sniper tourists ‘killed children by day, then partied at night’ Clips: BBC, ITN, FRENCH 24 English.  Photo: Getty Images, Tom Kington. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Shells have been landing near civilians all day.

  • Over 30 years ago, Serb nationalist forces besieged the city of Sarajevo,

  • subjecting residents to daily shelling and sniper attacks while cutting off food,

  • power and water supplies.

  • The hospitals have lost count of just how many innocent civilians have become snipers' victims.