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Article: Among war-weary in Sarajevo, two kids hope for reunion with their parents. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- February 24, 1994
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina _ The children lived on a farm, next to a forest with deer, rabbits and pheasants running wild.
Then one day their parents told them they had five minutes to pack a suitcase. Mirza Kapic, then 11, and his sister, Selma, 14, were put on the back of a truck on the way out of town.
That was April 21, 1992. Mirza and Selma haven't been home since. They haven't seen their parents since.
Mirza and Selma, with their cousin Delila Lacevic, 19, and assorted aunts and uncles, live at 63 Logavina St. here in the heart of the city. According to civil defense authorities, about 25 percent of the residents living on Logavina Street are refugees. Some ...
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