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Bosnian couple defies war in Grbavica rescue tale
Ranka Kubis fled a frontline Grbavica apartment as Serb forces displaced non Serbs in Sarajevo. She planned a cross city swap with Slobodanka to win back her husband Vlatko and their cat Mickey. After months of appeals at checkpoints, the couple reunited at the bridge, with hopes of reuniting with their daughter abroad.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Ranka Kubis
Grbavica
Mickey
Tyang
Ranka
Vlatko
Slobodanka
Ranka Stall
Musk
Vlasko
Viatko
Bosman
Croatia
United States