BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: BOSNIAN SERBS ACROSS REPUBLIKA SRPSKA CELEBRATE YUGOSLAVIA'S HISTORIC WIN IN WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Record ID: 647557

  • Title: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: BOSNIAN SERBS ACROSS REPUBLIKA SRPSKA CELEBRATE YUGOSLAVIA'S HISTORIC WIN IN WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
  • Date: 9th September 2002
  • Summary: PALE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (SEPTEMBER 9, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. CARS PACKED WITH PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN THE MAIN STREET OF PALE 2. PEOPLE IN THE STREET WAVE TO PASSING CARS 3. CONVOY OF CARS WITH FLAGS AND PEOPLE WAVING OUT OF WINDOWS 4. CAR WITH A BIG SERBIAN FLAG AND HAPPY CROWDS 5. CAR WITH FLAG DRIVING DOWN STREET AND FIREWORKS 6. PEOPLE DANCING IN THE STREET 7. PEOPLE SITTING ON THE ROOFS OF THE CARS 8. CONVOY OF CARS WITH REPUBLIKA SRPSKA FLAGS AND PEOPLE CHANTING YUGOSLAVIA, YUGOSLAVIA 9. CROWD OF FANS CHANTING YUGOSLAVIA WALKS AFTER A CAR WITH A FLAG 10. FIREWORKS IN PALE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th September 2002 13:00
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  • Location: PALE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  • Country: Bosnia
  • Reuters ID: LVAD219AYZVAFEYZM3UBXJR8ESOF
  • Story Text: Bosnian Serbs across Republika Srpska celebrated into
    the early hours of Monday morning (September 9, 2002) following
    Yugoslavia's historic win over Argentina in the final of the
    World Basketball Championship.


    Around 2,000 Bosnian Serbs spent Sunday night and
    Monday morning in the streets of Pale, in Bosnia Herzegovina,
    celebrating Yugoslavia's fifth World Basketball gold medal.

    Sounds of fireworks and shooting from all manner of
    firearms followed the end of a dramatic basketball final which
    ended in an 84-77 overtime win in Indianapolis, United States.

    Hundreds of cars packed with people drove up and down the
    main street of Pale.

    Those who could get a car ride danced in the streets,
    chanting "Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia".

    Republika Srpska flags as well as Serbian ones were
    everywhere.

    Bosnian Serbs have close ties with Yugoslavia and most
    support the Yugoslav national team selections as their own.


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