4.7.

Dangerous Zones

"People would run like hell, as fast as they could…"

Every area of the city was a dangerous zone. At every moment, from all the places in the mountains surrounding the city the snipers could hit every target in the city. Therefore, the most dangerous zones were those directly in the line of fire: Bridges, crossroads and streets exposed to the mountains. Those were the places where the possibility of getting shot was somewhat lessened if one was a fast runner. Such places also seemed less terrifying than other parts of town where one was never sure whether one should walk fast or slow. Would the shell land where you are or in front of you? The signs “DANGEROUS ZONE” or “WATCH OUT, SNIPER”, as well as the signs showing the direction of traffic were written in oil-based paint on pieces of UNHCR plastic sheets, or on pieces of cardboard, wooden board or simply written with chalk on the wall.

Sarajevo citizens: In their own words

“When we came to that part, let’s say the most dangerous part, around the National Museum, there was no noise in the tram. Everybody was still, waiting to get through that part. And just as I thought that we had already passed, that it was over, finished, it was a moment, an instant, we all know it, well at least the ones who were in Sarajevo.”

- Nedim Kereš, Citizen

“It was very hard to pass through the Dobrinja barricade and usually we would do it by night, because of visibility. Everything possible that could be done was provided in order to help people to move in safety and only those who had to go through used this. In addition to protection with heavy trucks, buses, containers and similar things, there was a wall of bags on one side and concrete blocks on the other side. It was one meter wide and it was built at a certain angle that protected from shells. People would usually run. Run like hell. As fast as they could run.”

- Selver Porča, Journalist

“It was really hard to drive through there. I’m telling you, you only passed through that journey if you were a real daredevil. Whoever had the guts just zipped through there as fast as possible, hoping not to get hit by something, with a 99% chance of getting through alive, and a 1% chance of biting it.”

- Borislav Kanlić, Driver

4.6. City Hall (National Library)

4.8. Elektroprivreda Building

1.	PROLOGUE
2.	BACKGROUND
3.	SURVIVAL MAP
4.	MAPPED SITES

4.1.	Airport
4.2.	Brewery
4.3.	Bridges
4.4.	Cemeteries
4.5.	City Bakery
4.6.	City Hall (National Library)
4.7.	Dangerous Zones
4.8.	Elektroprivreda Building
4.9.	Gardens
4.10.	Holiday Inn Hotel
4.11.	Hospitals
4.12.	Markale Market
4.13.	Markets
4.14.	Maternity Hospital
4.15.	National Museum
4.16.	National Theater
4.17.	Olympic Museum
4.18.	Oslobođenje Building
4.19.	Parks
4.20.	Post Office
4.21.	Presidency Building
4.22.	Protection
4.23.	Radio-Television Building
4.24.	Railway Station
4.25.	Snipers
4.26.	Tobacco Factory
4.27.	Transportation
4.28.	Tunnel
4.29.	UNPROFOR (the United Nations Protection Forces)
4.30.	Zetra Olympic Hall

5.	PERCEPTIONS
6.	MACRO STORIES
7.	REFERENCES

1.	PROLOGUE
2.	BACKGROUND
3.	SURVIVAL MAP
4.	MAPPED SITES

4.1.	Airport
4.2.	Brewery
4.3.	Bridges
4.4.	Cemeteries
4.5.	City Bakery
4.6.	City Hall (National Library)
4.7.	Dangerous Zones
4.8.	Elektroprivreda Building
4.9.	Gardens
4.10.	Holiday Inn Hotel
4.11.	Hospitals
4.12.	Markale Market
4.13.	Markets
4.14.	Maternity Hospital
4.15.	National Museum
4.16.	National Theater
4.17.	Olympic Museum
4.18.	Oslobođenje Building
4.19.	Parks
4.20.	Post Office
4.21.	Presidency Building
4.22.	Protection
4.23.	Radio-Television Building
4.24.	Railway Station
4.25.	Snipers
4.26.	Tobacco Factory
4.27.	Transportation
4.28.	Tunnel
4.29.	UNPROFOR (the United Nations Protection Forces)
4.30.	Zetra Olympic Hall