SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Flares and fireworks lit up the Sarajevo sky as thousands of inhabitants flocked to the city's streets to celebrate deep into the early hours of Wednesday morning in recognition of Bosnia's successful World Cup campaign.
The scenes of utter joy provided a stark contrast to the brutal 1992-95 siege of the Bosnian capital, which produced some of the most harrowing images of a conflict that claimed the lives of around 100,000 people in a former Yugoslav republic that remains hostage to nationalist and political interests.
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