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Bosnian Serbs unveil statue linked to WWI spark in Sarajevo
In Sarajevo's east, Bosnian Serbs unveil a statue of Gavrilo Princip on the eve of the WWI centennial, while in the city center the Vienna Philharmonic rehearses a EU sponsored concert symbolizing Europe’s postwar unity. The events reveal deep Bosnian divisions as one side memorializes the assassin and the other promotes reconciliation with Europe. Princip’s action 1914 sparked a chain of alliances drawing nations into war and ending with 14 million deaths in 1918.
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