Greetings! The BBC have denied their referred to "mostly soldiers" being the victims of the Vukovar hospital massacre. Their story has been changed to omit it. Unfortuantely for them, their original story is still on their website; they missed it. Here it is, with "mostly soldiers"and the comment about Serbs being the majority. Save this; the BBC may delete the story after I contact them Brian [input] [input] CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE WHERE I LIVE INDEX --> SEARCH - SERVICES Daily E-mailNews TickerNews for PDAFeedbackHelpLow GraphicsSunday, 18 November, 2001, 01:40 GMT Croat town marks its fall People were ordered out by the Yugoslav army By the BBC's Alix Kroeger in Vukovar The Croatian town of Vukovar is marking the 10th anniversary of its fall to the Yugoslav national army. A candlelit vigil took place on Saturday night at Vukovar's hospital from where hundreds of patients, mostly soldiers, were taken away and killed in November, 1991. The town is now equally divided between Croats and Serbs, but the Croat Mayor has said there is no place for Serbs at the commemoration. When Vukovar fell to the Yugoslav national army it was a severe blow to Croatia's efforts to establish an independent state. The town had a majority Serb population. Its location on Croatia's eastern border made it a critical part of any plans to create a greater Serbia. Executions and expulsions Vukovar held out for three months under siege, before falling in November, 1991. While hundreds of hospital patients, mostly soldiers, were executed, the rest of the remaining inhabitants were forced to march to the next Croat-controlled town. The town council has organised a programme of commemorations for Sunday, but the Mayor, Vladimir Stengl, has said Vukovar's Serbs have no place at the ceremonies. The European security organisation, the OSCE, says the security situation in Vukovar has improved and there are fewer attacks against returning refugees. But unemployment is high and government assistance for returns will stop at the end of this year. The Croatian Government has recently reactivated dormant lists of hundreds of people wanted for alleged war crimes. The OSCE says the lists are an extra deterrent to Serbs wanting to return, who could face arrest at the border, or any time afterwards. See also: 10 Feb 01 | Europe Call for arrests over Vukovar massacre 29 Jun 01 | From Our Own Correspondent Viewpoint: The West did not do enough Internet links: OSCE The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Europe stories now: Journalists killed in Afghan ambush Spanish 'evidence' of terror guilt EU rebuffs Kosovo independence calls Sharon 'summoned' by Belgian court German economy grinds to a standstill Anger as Gibraltar talks get set Socialist wins Bulgarian presidency Swiss comeback for Bamiyan Buddhas Links to more Europe stories are at the foot of the page. Links to more Europe stories In This Section Journalists killed in Afghan ambush Spanish 'evidence' of terror guilt EU rebuffs Kosovo independence calls Sharon 'summoned' by Belgian court German economy grinds to a standstill Anger as Gibraltar talks get set Socialist wins Bulgarian presidency Swiss comeback for Bamiyan Buddhas US hands over Caroline suspect UK denies rift over Afghan troops Lake tragedy jail plea Bomb shakes Macedonia peace Authorities open Becker tax probe EU seeks progress on reaction force Moulinex pays off sacked staff Olympic flame sparks to life Hijacker's farewell love letter Former Corsica prefect in arson trial Moscow opens Chechnya peace talks Europe's airports fly into turbulence US warning on Iraq bio-weapons Pope calls Assisi peace meeting Plane-spotters hope to be released Croat town remembers fall Russians in Kabul for talks Rugova: Kosovo's political survivor Belgium link in Lumumba death European press review Profile: Georgi Parvanov [input] Brian Gallagher Sunday, 18 November, 2001, Croat town marks its fall By the BBC's Alix Kroeger in Vukovar The Croatian town of Vukovar is marking the 10th anniversary of its fall to the Yugoslav national army. A candlelit vigil took place on Saturday night at Vukovar's hospital from where hundreds of patients, mostly soldiers, were taken away and killed in November, 1991. The town is now equally divided between Croats and Serbs, but the Croat Mayor has said there is no place for Serbs at the commemoration. When Vukovar fell to the Yugoslav national army it was a severe blow to Croatia's efforts to establish an independent state. The town had a majority Serb population. Its location on Croatia's eastern border made it a critical part of any plans to create a greater Serbia. Executions and expulsions Vukovar held out for three months under siege, before falling in November, 1991. While hundreds of hospital patients, mostly soldiers, were executed, the rest of the remaining inhabitants were forced to march to the next Croat-controlled town. The town council has organised a programme of commemorations for Sunday, but the Mayor, Vladimir Stengl, has said Vukovar's Serbs have no place at the ceremonies. The European security organisation, the OSCE, says the security situation in Vukovar has improved and there are fewer attacks against returning refugees. But unemployment is high and government assistance for returns will stop at the end of this year. The Croatian Government has recently reactivated dormant lists of hundreds of people wanted for alleged war crimes. The OSCE says the lists are an extra deterrent to Serbs wanting to return, who could face arrest at the border, or any time afterwards. <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1164000/1164407.stm ">Call for arrests over Vukovar massacre</A> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/from_our_own_correspondent/newsid _1413000/1413764.stm">Viewpoint: The West did not do enough</A> Brian Gallagher distributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com
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