Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was attacked by a crowd at commemoration events in Srebrenica this weekend. The prime minister decided to attend the events despite serious tensions between Serb and Bosniak leaders. Members of the crowd shouted at Mr. Vucic, and pelted him with stones and bottles before he was rushed to safety.
In the aftermath of the attack, a number of Bosniak leaders and other figures have apologized to Vucic and condemned the attack.
Bosniak presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic said the attack had left him feeling betrayed, because he personally told Vucic that it would be safe for him to come to Srebrenica.
“Bosniaks know how to welcome a guest, to guarantee his safety, and this was not it,” Izetbegovic said….
Srebrenica mayor Camil Durakovic personally apologized to Vucic and said the incident was not the work of true Srebrenica natives.
“This was done by sick minds who abused this dignified event. Vucic hugged Srebrenica mother Munira Subasic and attended the ceremony to honour the victims. He even placed a symbolic flower on his jacket to show his sympathy for our pain,” Durakovic recalled.
While the incident was taking place, Bosnian Muslim cleric Husein Kavazovic spoke to the crowd, begging them to start praying and leave the delegations alone, and some of the mothers of Srebrenica also tried to protect the Serbian Prime Minister.
