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Article: Bosnian Serbs Begin Removing Weapons From Around Sarajevo
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- The Washington Post
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- September 17, 1995
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Bosnian Serbs yesterday removed several dozen heavy weapons from
the hills around Sarajevo in the first sign of compliance with a
commitment to withdraw heavy guns and open access to the besieged
Bosnian capital in exchange for an end to NATO bombing.
The Serb withdrawal came halfway through a 72-hour grace period
provided by NATO and the United Nations for beginning the pullback of
weapons from around the city. Under an accord worked out by U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State Richard C. Holbrooke, the Serbs are
supposed to show clear signs of a pullback by 10 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT)
today and remove the rest of the weapons within another three days.
Otherwise, NATO has threatened to resume the ...