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BOSNIA: BOSNIAN SERBS & CROATS EXCHANGE PRISONERS OF WAR

(5 Aug 1997) Natural Sound Ending almost two years of negotiations, Bosnian Serbs and Croats on Monday exchanged 18 prisoners of war and bodies of an equal number of fallen soldiers. The exchange took place at a bridge spanning the border between northwest Bosnia and Croatia about 160 kilometres southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb. Most of the prisoners had been captured in military offensives during 1995 towards the end of the civil war in former Yugoslavia. All former warring sides in Croatia and in Bosnia have thousands of people still listed as missing. The bridge at Bosanka Gradiska spans the border between northwest Bosnia and Croatia, 160 kilometres southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb. This was the spot chosen by Bosnian Serbs and Croats for an exchange of prisoners of war - ending two years of negotiations. The prisoners' families gathered near the bridge awaiting the arrival of their loved ones. Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross were overseeing the exchange. Soon the waiting was finally over. Nine Croat prisoners-of-war were released by the Serbs; the Croats released an equal number of Serbs. Most of the Serb prisoners had been captured in two military offensives during May and August 1995, when Croats reclaimed almost one third of Croatian territory previously controlled by Serbs. The Serbs also handed over the body of a Croatian pilot who was killed in action - the Croats reciprocated with the body of a Serb soldier. Simultaneously the Croats released the bodies of another 16 Serb soldiers who'd been killed in Bosnia when Croatian troops joined forces with Bosnian Muslims and Croats in the final military push of the war in the autumn of 1995. There were emotional scenes as the prisoners were reunited with their families after they'd been separated for over two years. All former warring sides in Croatia and in Bosnia have thousands of people still listed as missing. The latest exchange has emptied the Red Cross list of registered POWs in Croatia. Serbs say, though, that another 1,700 people are still missing. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...