Boris Johnson urged to apologise for Srebrenica feedback

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Boris Johnson urged to apologise for Srebrenica feedback

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A Bosnian Muslim lady kisses the tombstones of her sons who had been killed within the large killing of Srebrenica throughout Bosnia’s 1992-95 battle,

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise for an article he wrote in 1997 in regards to the Srebrenica bloodbath, by which he described “these Muslims” as not “precisely angels”.

In a letter with 30 different MPs, Labour’s Tony Lloyd mentioned there might be “no excuse for in any method blaming the victims of a genocide for its perpetration”.

However Downing Avenue mentioned the feedback had been taken out of context

It’s 25 years since 8,000 Muslims had been killed at Srebrenica.

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The bloodbath came about throughout the Bosnian Warfare (1992-1995) when the Serb military was engaged in an ethnic-cleansing operation.

Hundreds of Muslims sought security in Srebrenica, which the UN was defending with Dutch forces, however the space fell in July 1995 throughout a Serb offensive led by Common Ratko Mladic.

Writing two years later within the Ottawa Citizen, Mr Johnson condemned what had occurred, describing it as “the worst bloodbath on European soil for the reason that Third Reich”, however argued that it will have been tough for the West to intervene within the battle.

“Alright, I say, the destiny of Srebrenica was appalling. However they weren’t precisely angels, these Muslims,” he mentioned.

Within the letter, greater than 100 Muslim organisations and neighborhood representatives urged Mr Johnson to apologise, arguing that attending occasions commemorating Srebrenica “with out reflection in your earlier feedback is an insult to the victims and their households”.

Responding to the letter Downing Avenue mentioned: “This quote is clearly taken out of context.

“The prime minister has, during the last 25 years, persistently condemned the Srebrenica genocide as one of many worst crimes in historical past.”



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