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Bosnia is commemorating 100 years since the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the act that triggered World War One. Cultural and sporting events, including a concert by the Vienna Philharmonic, are marking the occasion in the city. Gavrilo Princip, who shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, continues to be a divisive figure in Bosnia. The shots fired by the Bosnian Serb on 28 June 1914 sucked Europes great powers into four years of warfare. Bosnias Serbs, Croats and Muslim Bosniaks are still divided over the role Princip played in bringing tensions to a head in Europe in 1914, with counter-commemorations planned by Bosnian Serbs. In Austria, Franz Ferdinands great-granddaughter and family will be holding events at the family castle at Artstetten, near Vienna, where he is buried. bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28062876
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:26:48 +0000

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