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39025disposition as described by Junjga, the Trial Chamber finds that one or more of thesesoldiers set the two said houses alight. The Trial Chamber has received no directevidence as to the ethnicity of the owners of the two houses. However, according to the1991 Population Census, the population of Uzdolje was almost entirely Serb in 1991.Considering the overwhelming Serb majority in Uzdolje and the lack of any evidence tothe contrary, the Trial Chamber finds that Jovo Injac and Milan or Milos Šare, whoowned or inhabited the two houses, were Krajina Serbs. The Trial Chamber will furtherconsider this incident in relation to Counts 1 and 5 of the Indictment in chapters 5.5.2and 5.8.2 (g) below. The Trial Chamber further finds, based on the testimony of Witness67, that on 8 August 1995 three persons referred to as soldiers took a tractor and a trailerfrom Nikola Berić’s house and set fire to the houses of Nikola Berić, Jova Berić, andSveto Bogdanović. The Trial Chamber recalls its findings above about the ethniccomposition of Uzdolje and in chapter 4.2.15 (Knin-Drniš road) and above about thepresence of Croatian military forces in the area. The Trial Chamber will further considerthis incident in relation to Counts 1, 4, and 5 of the Indictment in chapters 5.5.2, 5.6.2,and 5.8.2 below.505. With regard to the alleged murder of Stevo Berić and others and based on theevidence received, the Trial Chamber finds that on the morning of 6 August 1995, threemen armed with automatic rifles arrived in a white civilian car at the hamlet of Šare,village of Uzdolje, in Orlić municipality. They all had black hair; two of them worecamouflage uniforms, while a third one had a black handkerchief around his neck, andwore camouflage pants and a black t-shirt with a black ribbon which said “for thefatherland – ready”. The three men all wore dark blue caps with checkerboard emblems.There, they encountered Krste Šare in front of his house with Jandrija Šare, Stevo Berić,Janja Berić, Milica Šare, ðurñija Berić, Bosiljka Berić, and another person, all dressedin civilian clothes. One of the three armed men spotted Witness 67, and after hitting herarm with a rifle butt, he ordered her to join the others. The armed men ordered the groupto walk towards the Knin-Drniš asphalt road, and at one point one of the three armedmen pushed Stevo Berić to the ground and tore apart his identification documents,telling him he would not need them anymore. Shortly after, one of the armed men said“let’s finish them off, or our lamb will get cold”. Then the group stopped about 30metres from the road, out of sight from the vehicles transiting there. At that point, twoof the armed men walked away with two villagers, who were then transported to Knin in290Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `