Zenica massacre

At the time (19 April 1993), great merchant activity was present in the very center of the city. In the geo zone that was targeted by grenades there were about two to three thousand men, women and children.

The exact number of grenades shot at the center of Zenica is not known yet; it is mentioned that nine grenades were shot from howitzer.[3][4][5][6] A total of six grenades hit the target, three series of two. The first attack began at about 12.10 o'clock, second one with two grenades at 12.24 o'clock, and the following two rounds with two grenades in 12.29 o'clock.[7]

ICTY charged HVO's general Tihomir Blaškić for the crime. There are two different claims about source of the fire: charge in the Blaškić process claims there were HVO's positions in Putićevo,[8] while defence claimed that shelling perpetrator was Serbian forces from Vlašić.[9]

The Trial Chamber acquitted[10] general Blaškić of all accusations on counts of the charge by which he was accused for the crime.

Memorial park

Part of the memorial monument with inscribed names of the victims

In order to remember the people killed after the crime of 19 April 1993, city square in Zenica became known as Stone Sleeper (translation of Kameni spavač, name of Mak Dizdar's work); it is a memorial park with large curved memorial sculpture with names of killed Zenicans, one fountain and memorial plate referring to Dizdar.

Also, the date of massacre is commemorated as a civilian victims' day of Bosnian War in Zenica.[11][12][13][14]

• Bosnian genocide
• Croatian war crimes in the Yugoslav Wars
• List of massacres in the Bosnian War
• Velika Broda massacre

• Photo 1 of the city square after the attack
• Photo 2 of the city square after the attack