Transcript: Interview: Bill Carter discusses his experiences in Sarajevo during the siege

ALEX CHADWICK
NPR Special
05-09-2005
Interview: Bill Carter discusses his experiences in Sarajevo during the siege

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick.

By the time the siege of Sarajevo in the Balkans ended a decade ago, it had become the longest blockade of a city in modern times. Over the course of almost four years, Bosnian-Serb forces cut off the city and then trained their guns on it. They shelled Sarajevo, and within its borders, snipers fired at anything that moved.

Mr. BILL CARTER (Writer): It basically was a turkey shoot, you know, just a random killing field for almost four years.

CHADWICK: Writer Bill Carter was in ...

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