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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38633sounded the artillery fire was random and there was no specific targ<strong>et</strong>. 4989 At some pointduring the day, from the top floor of the UN compound he <strong>al</strong>so observed, tog<strong>et</strong>her withCaptain Gilbert, that the shells landed in different places in town <strong>al</strong>though he onlyidentified as impact sites, the railway yard near the northern barracks and another spotclose to the hill where the road to Gračac passes. 49901300. On 4 August 1995, Bellerose was tasked by Gener<strong>al</strong> Forand to go into town andcollect the internation<strong>al</strong> UN staff from their accommodations, but an armed Serb soldierand mines on the road outside the UN compound did not <strong>al</strong>low him to leaveimmediately. 4991 The problem was then solved by a Russian UNMO and in theafternoon Bellerose and other UN staff went into town on two APCs. 4992 Bellerose wentto the Knin hospit<strong>al</strong> to deliver medic<strong>al</strong> supplies and saw a number of injured peoplebeing brought in on str<strong>et</strong>chers, some of which had missing limbs. 4993 He testified that<strong>al</strong>though most of the injured were elderly civilians, some were wearing Serbian militaryuniforms. 4994 He <strong>al</strong>so testified that a corner of the hospit<strong>al</strong> looked as if it had been hit bya shell; however, he did not hear from any other UN member that this had happened. 4995During his time in the hospit<strong>al</strong>, Bellerose heard shells flying overhead and exploding inKnin. 4996 He did not see any SVK tanks stationed near the hospit<strong>al</strong>. 4997 After thehospit<strong>al</strong>, Bellerose went with an APC to collect internation<strong>al</strong> UN staff in town. 4998Bellerose explained that he was not driving the APC himself so he could only identifythe locations he passed once he stepped out of the APC. 4999 When he went out of theAPC he saw dead people on the stre<strong>et</strong>s, including civilians and soldiers wearinguniforms. 5000 He <strong>al</strong>so saw buildings and cars on fire and could hear artillery roundsexploding in town. 5001 Specific<strong>al</strong>ly, Bellerose saw one shell landing on the north railwaytracks and three shells west from there, in an area adjacent to the road to Medesevac,4989 Joseph Bellerose, T. 5865.4990 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5865-5866.4991 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5866, 5955-5956.4992 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), pp. 3-4; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5866,5956.4993 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5866.4994 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4. Joseph Bellerose, T. 5917.4995 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5917-5918.4996 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5867.4997 Joseph Bellerose, T. 5867.4998 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4.4999 Joseph Bellerose, T. 5916-5917.5000 P546 (Joseph Bellerose, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 4; Joseph Bellerose, T. 5867-5868,5870.682Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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