Bosnian Serb fears violence on massacre anniversary

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BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Hercegovina (AFP) — The Bosnian Serb speaker of parliament on Friday warned of anti-Muslim violence during the commemoration of a 1995 massacre next week after a recent "scandalous" UN verdict.

"I urge the citizens of the Republika Srpska... to stay calm in order to avoid disturbances of peace following the scandalous decision of The Hague court," said Igor Radojicic, speaker of the parliament in the Serb-run part of Bosnia.

Tens of thousands of Muslims are expected to gather on July 11 in the eastern town to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.

Radojicic was referring to a UN appeals court decision on Thursday to reverse a war crimes conviction against the former commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica,...