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Photographed in 1992, 67 year old Antonia Arapovic hugs her neighbour's child in the darkness of a underground cellar in Sarajevo. The siege of the city began in full force 30 years ago today.⁠ Lasting 1,425 days, the occupation and blockade of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. ⁠ The Research and Documentation Center in Sarajevo established the deaths of 13,952 people during the siege, including 5,434 civilians.⁠ A further 56,000 are estimated to have been wounded or maimed.⁠ Of the 65,000 to 80,000 children in the city, UNICEF reported at least 40% had been directly shot at by snipers; 51% had seen someone killed; 39% had seen one or more family members killed; 19% had witnessed a massacre; 48% had their home occupied by someone else; 73% had their home attacked or shelled; and 89% had lived in underground shelters.⁠ ⁠ The images here were taken by photojournalist Tom Stoddart tomstoddphotos. He was seriously inju...

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