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38573which contained the offices of the TO (on the first floor), the Secretariat of NationalDefence, the early warning centre and the Red Cross; and the Bagat and Kepolfactories. 5433 According to the witness there were no military units at the firemen’shall. 5434 Also according to the witness, there was no military production at the Bagat andKepol factories, or at the cool storage. 5435 The witness testified that the petrol station,the fire brigade and the two factories were in a civilian residential neighbourhood. 5436Vukašinović also testified that he could hear that shells were landing in the direction ofthe Benkovac barracks (“Slobodan Macura barracks”), which was fitted for repairingarmaments and which was the only military facility in Benkovac according to him. 5437The witness further testified that he called the police station to obtain information as towhat was happening and the duty officer informed him that this was a massive attack bythe HV. According to the witness, the police officer received information about theCroatian attack through the radio and a Special Police phone line. Men in the trenchesinformed the police officer that they could see the HV advancing. 5438 The witnessimmediately went to the police station and on his way he could hear that the shellingwas becoming more intense. 5439 Vukašinović also saw that the HV were shelling theBenkovačko Selo area as well as the pine wood area in Ristići. 5440 The witnessestimated that between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. about 100 shells landed on the areas of the twofactories, the cool storage, the petrol station, the barracks, the police station inBenkovac, Benkovačko Selo, the Ristić hamlet and the pine woods. 54411415. Just after 7 a.m., Vukašinović went with a mechanic from the police stationtoward Zadar to see what was happening. They drove to the front line at Zemunik wherethe command of the 2nd Battalion of the 92nd Brigade was located and he spoke with5433 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 3, p. 8; ðuro Vukašinović, T.18544-18548, 18574; D1500 (Map of Benkovac), petrol station marked A, firemen’s hall marked B,Bagat factory marked D, Kepol factory next to it.5434 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), p. 8; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18546,18574; D1500 (Map of Benkovac), firemen’s hall marked B.5435 ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18547, 18574-18575; D1500 (Map of Benkovac), cool storage marked C,Bagat factory marked D.5436 ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18545-18547, 18575; D1500 (Map of Benkovac), petrol station marked A,firemen’s hall marked B, Bagat factory marked D.5437 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 3; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18574,18585-18586.5438 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 4.5439 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), paras 4-6.5440 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 5; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18551-18553; D1501 (Map of Benkovac town), Ristići forested area marked B.742Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `