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“The defence forces established on the basis of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR BiH, jointly defended the town irrespective of their ethnic, religious and other affiliations. On May 15, 1992 members of the Yugoslav Army and paramilitary formations opened fire on members of Tuzla police and local citizens,” Altumbabic explained, adding that the scenario that happened in other towns of Bosnia and Herzegovina was prevented by a timely reaction by the defence forces.
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“Odbrambene snage formirane na osnovu Ustava Socijalističke Republike BiH (SR BiH) zajednički su branile grad, bez obzira na njihovu nacionalnu, vjersku i drugu pripadnost. Tog 15. maja 1992. godine od pripadnika Jugoslovenske narodne armije (JNA) i paravojnih formacija, otvorena je vatra na pripadnike tuzlanske policije i njene građane”, pojasnio je Altumbabić, istaknuvši da je pravovremenom reakcijom odbrambenih snaga spriječen scenarij koji je zadesio druge gradove u BiH.
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