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38629of moving civilians. 5036 The witness tried to s<strong>et</strong> up another me<strong>et</strong>ing that night and a senta Liaison Officer, but the Serbs had left and the RSK headquarters was locked. 50371303. Bert Dijkstra, an UNMO in Sector South from 14 June 1995 untilapproximately 1 December 1995, 5038 testified that in the morning of 4 August 1995 at 5a.m., the witness was in his private accommodation, near the possible logistics base andnorth-east of Knin centre. 5039 At that time the witness was awoken by what he believedwas the sound of rock<strong>et</strong>s from a multiple rock<strong>et</strong> launcher. 5040 Dijkstra believed that theimpact of the rock<strong>et</strong> was in a residenti<strong>al</strong> area, within a few hundred m<strong>et</strong>res of hisaccommodation, and at least 500 m<strong>et</strong>res from the closest military targ<strong>et</strong> the witnessidentified, which the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber understands to refer to the Senjak barracks. 5041 Theshockwave blew in the windows and wooden shutters of the accommodation ofDijkstra. 5042 At approximately 8 a.m. the witness arrived at the UN compound. 5043 Thebuilding of the UN compound had two north-facing b<strong>al</strong>conies overlooking Knin fromwhich the witness could see approximately 50-60 per cent of the town, <strong>al</strong>l except themost northern part. 5044 Dijkstra testified that he went out on the b<strong>al</strong>cony every hour toobserve the shelling. 5045 During the first couple of hours of the morning of 4 August1995 there was about one round of shelling every minute or every 30 seconds. 5046 Laterin the afternoon the shelling decreased to approximately one round every minute orevery two or three minutes. 5047 Dijkstra testified that the only time that he could clearlyrec<strong>al</strong>l hearing a multiple rock<strong>et</strong> launcher was when he was awoken at 5 a.m., after this,mainly shells were fired. 5048 Dijkstra was not able to see from the b<strong>al</strong>conies what was5036 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), pp. 31-32; Hussein Al-Alfi, T. 13882.5037 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), pp. 31-32.5038 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 2; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 2.5039 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 2; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 11; P430 (Aeri<strong>al</strong> map of Knin marked by Bert Dijkstra), Dijkstra’sapartment marked as ‘living’.5040 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), pp. 2-3; Bert Dijkstra, T. 4760-4761.5041 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3.5042 P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 12 March 2008), para. 18.5043 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3.5044 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 20; Bert Dijkstra, T. 4770-4771; P431 (Aeri<strong>al</strong> Map of U.N. compoundmarked by Bert Dijkstra).5045 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3.5046 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 16.5047 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 16.5048 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 3; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), para. 17.686Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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