Bosko and Admira were killed by a sniper: 24 years ago, Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet died
They became a symbol of suffering and absurdity of war ...
On this day 24 years ago, Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet died, Serb Bosko Brkic and Muslim Admira Ismic. Their death serves as an example of nonsense of war destruction ever since in the region.
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This 25 year old couple, tried to escape from evil and madness on 18 May 1993, which struck their country, and they were murdered on Vrbanja bridge.
Young and in love, of different religions and nationality in the time with it was almost impossible, they were preparing for the wedding and escape from the unbearable reality. On that fatal May day in the afternoon hours, with the hope they will escape Sarajevo, they were killed by a sniper and they were left to lie on each other's arms for days on Sarajevo asphalt, because no one dared to move them from the line of demarcation.
Their bodies were lying on the street for seven days. Admira's father and mother found out that their daughter has been killed after two days.
Photos of dead bodies of Bosko and Admira from Sarajevo have traveled the world.
Seven days after being killed, the army of Serbia dragged their bodies off of the bridge and buried them in Lukavica. When the war was over, in 1996, on the initiative and the wish of Admira's parents, their remains were transferred to the cemetery Lav in Sarajevo and they were buried together.
No one answered for their death: Culprits were never found.
Bosko and Admira's love were supported and accepted by their families, and friends said that no one could imagine them separated, that they always went together and that they were example to everybody else how love should look like.
And before the war has started, Bosko's father died, and mother and brother went to Serbia. He has no one in Sarajevo, besides his high school love Admira. He stayed in Sarajevo because of her while grenades were falling on the city, and people died on every step. Even though they lived kilometers apart, they saw each other every day. A year before the war started in Bosnia and Herzegovina they decided to abandon the city and search for a better life, somewhere where their love won't be condemned and where they won't have to walk with their heads down because of their names or last names.
They arranged the leaving out of the surrounded Sarajevo with a mutual friend and they went for freedom on 18 May 1993. Believing that there is an active ceasefire, they didn't wait for the night but they went on at 17 h, but they only got to Vrbanj bridge where first bullet from a sniper shot Bosko, and then Admira. Fatally wounded, she crawled to dead Bosko, hugged him and passed away.
Many wrote about them, songs, articles, stories... One of the most famous articles was one from Kurt Shork, which was published by Reuters on 23 Mayu 1993 and it traveled around the world.
Sarajevo's group Zabranjeno Pusenje made a song a few years ago named Bosko i Admira, and also Bil Maden under the name Bosko and Admira.
A documentary was filmed about Bosko and Admira. It was directed by John Zaritski, and it was filmed in co-production with “PBS’s Frontline”, “National Film Board of Canada” and “WDR Germany”.