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38611consistent. 5226 Roberts observed the shelling for about ten minutes from the top floorbalcony of the UN headquarters which faced north. From there he could clearly see thepuffs of smoke of the gun positions in the Dinara mountains to his right, and the impactsof the landing shells a few moments later in front and to his left. Some shells landedabout 200-300 metres in front of him in the wasteland close to the town, while otherslanded on buildings in town. Once again, Roberts did not see any returning fire fromany positions in Knin. 5227 As the Croatian tanks advanced on Knin in the morning of 5August 1995, the shelling increased, especially from the Drniš road. 5228 At that time,Roberts heard from his office in the UN compound the sound of what appeared to berocket or cannon fire coming from that direction. 5229 Roberts assumed that this was thesound of heavy military armour that the HV fired as it advanced along the road. 5230Some of the shells sounded very close as if they roared over the UN compound, whichwas only 100 metres away from the junction of the Drniš road. 5231 They impacted intown or on the edge of town. 5232 On 5 August 1995, Roberts saw two male bodies lyingoutside the UN compound, one of which lay on a tractor trailer. 5233 On the same day,UN personnel saw four male bodies outside the UN compound, killed by a Croat mortarwhich fell 200 metres from the compound. 52341331. Alain Gilbert testified that on 5 August 1995, there was an intense burst ofshelling in the morning, with approximately 300-400 shells falling in a six minuteperiod between 5:19 a.m. and 5:25 a.m. 5235 Following that, the witness estimated thatanother 300 shells fell on the morning of 5 August 1995, falling at a reduced intensity5226 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 5; P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement,28 February 2007), p. 5; P678 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7 February 2008), para. 8.5227 P678 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7 February 2008), para. 8.5228 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 5.5229 P678 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7 February 2008), para. 9.5230 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 5; P678 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7February 2008), para. 9.5231 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 5; P678 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7February 2008), para. 9; D1367 (Reuters news article, 5 August 1995), p. 2.5232 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 5.5233 P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 28 February 2007), p. 8; P700 (UNCRO photographs ofbodies and crime sites in Sector South), pp. 1, 3, photographs A1, A2; D1367 (Reuters news article, 5August 1995), p. 2.5234 P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 28 February 2007), p. 8; P700 (UNCRO photographs ofbodies and crime sites in Sector South), pp. 1, 3-4, photographs A3, A4; D1367 (Reuters news article, 5August 1995), p. 2.5235 P589 (Alain Gilbert, witness statement, 5 February 2008), paras 21-23; P593 (Article in a militarymagazine authored by Alain Gilbert, 7 August 1995), p. 4.704Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `