(15 May 1995) T/I 10:01:20
STORY: EVACUATION
LOCATION: FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
DATE: 10 MAY 1995
DURATION: 1.15
Serbo-Croat refugees reach Bosnia; Sarajevo pessimism
The first bus loads of Serbian refugees evacuated out of territory taken back by the Croat Army reached Serb-held Northern Bosnia on Wednesday (10/4). The United Nations organised the evacuation of the minority Serbs after the Croatian army tore across U.N. ceasefire lines last week and recaptured the rebel enclave of Western Slavonia. Taking only what they could carry, the refugees were given food and medical attention by the Red Cross at Brestovcina two kilometres south of the Gradiska Bridge, before being bussed over the border. The refugees, mainly elderly women and children, were then taken to a centre in Aleksandrovac, 30km north of Banja Luka. U.N. special envoy Yasushi Akashi said he was pleased with the smooth running of the evacuation and added that more buses would be available for those wanting to cross. However, as the tension eased in Western Slavonia, shells continued to fall on the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo. Four people were wounded and one family escaped when a shell landed in their living room, but failed to explode. Walking the streets of Sarajevo continued to be a risky prospect as snipers targetted civilians. One teenage boy
was shot in the leg.
SHOWS:
(BRESTOVCINA, NORTHERN BOSNIA 9/5) WS refugees waiting in front of bus. MS man loading boxes. Woman boarding bus. People hugging each other goodbye. Bus leaving for the border. People alighting from bus. Old woman walking into receiving centre. WS receiving centre with officials at desks.
(ZAGREB, CROATIA 10/5) CU Yasushi Akashi. Akashi SOT: "The
prospects of stopping the shelling in Sarajevo are still quite
dark. The report was not very encouraging."
(SARAJEVO, BOSNIA 9-10/5) Injured teenager on stretcher. Ambulance
cutaway. CU teenager on stretcher. Nuns running down street. Man
running with child. Interior of home, PAN from stairs to living
room with unexploded shell on floor. CU unexploded shell. Man
running across street.
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