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38912did nothing. VP arrived and asked UNMO why they were there. 2985 Witness 136, a Serbfield interpreter for UNCIVPOL and UNCRO, 2986 testified that the Croatian policefollowing the UNCIVPOL team to the village stated that the Serbs themselves hadburned down their own houses by leaving a candle burning. 2987719. The evidence indicates that around 4 p.m. on 30 August 1995, there was anexplosion and four or five houses burned in Vrace. The evidence further indicates that afire brigade within the vicinity of the burning houses took no action to put the fires out.The UNMO patrol found two rifle grenades next to the houses. However, it is unclearwhether these grenades were linked to the explosion heard by the UNMO andUNCIVPOL since the reports do not specify if the grenades were empty grenade shellsor if they were still equipped with an explosive charge. In addition, the evidence doesnot indicate who fired the grenades or how the grenades were positioned next to theburning houses. Based on this evidence, the Trial Chamber is unable to establish bywhom and with which modalities the houses were set alight. Under these circumstances,the Trial Chamber will not further consider this incident in relation to Counts 1 and 4 ofthe Indictment.Zrmanja and Zrmanja Vrelo720. The Trial Chamber has received relevant evidence with regard to alleged plunderand destruction primarily through the testimonies of Kari Anttila and Tor Munkelien, aswell as various UNMO reports. According to the 1991 Population Census, Zrmanja wasan entirely Serb village, counting 69 inhabitants in 1991. 2988 According to the samedocument, the population of Zrmanja Vrelo consisted of 175 Serbs out of a total of 180persons in 1991. 29892985 P133 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 30 August 1995), p. 5; P13 (UNCIVPOLincident report, 30 August 1995).2986 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), pp. 1-2; Witness 136, T. 620, 622, 641, 726, 765,768, 780-782. See also P241 (UNCIVPOL weekly report 27 August-3 September 1995, 3 September1995), p. 6.2987 P3 (Witness 136, witness statement, 11 June 2007), para. 27.2988 C5 (State Bureau of Statistics Population Census of 1991, National Structure of the Population ofCroatia According to Settlement), p. 94.2989 C5 (State Bureau of Statistics Population Census of 1991, National Structure of the Population ofCroatia According to Settlement), p. 94.403Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `