(21 Oct 1995) Natural Sound
Hundreds of Serb refugees are gathering on the border of eastern Bosnia trying to cross into Serbia.
The refugees from northwestern Bosnia fled their homes following the advance by Croat and Muslim led government forces in the area.
But having reached the frontier crossing, only those refugees with close relatives in Serbia are being allowed through by the Bosnian Serb authorities.
They took to the road by whatever means of transport was available.
Hundreds of Serb refugees, fleeing the embattled areas of northwest Bosnia. Despite the truce, the Croat and Muslim-led government forces had advanced towards the Bosnian-Serb stronghold of Banja Luka in the northwest.
The refugees are trying to cross into Serbia at the Bosanska Raca border crossing in the northeast.
Young and old travelled for miles crammed into carts, tractors and vans, clutching the few possessions they'd been able to scramble together.
Upon reaching the Bosnian Serb checkpoint most of them were told they would not be allowed through. The authorities were rigorously checking documents and allowing only those who had close relatives in Serbia to cross the border.
This follows a move by the Bosnian Serbs to try and get refugees from the northwest to settle in areas such as the former Muslim enclave of Srebrenica which was overrun by Bosnian Serb troops four months ago.
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