Bosnian Serbs Mark 'National Day,' Despite Warnings From Sarajevo And The West

Residents of Republika Srpska, the ethnic Serb entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, attended a parade marking the region’s “national day.” The country's highest court has said that observations of the holiday on January 9 are unconstitutional, but thousands took part in the events nevertheless.

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