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Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Suburb of Mostar, Bijelo Polje

"Bell-tower destroyed, bells removed.
Muslim army placed machine-gun nest in bell-tower and fall-out shelter in its lower part" - It's written in the book 'Spiritual Genocide', publisher Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 1997.

Destroyed:

1992

Church of the Ascension of the Lord - bult in 1865.

Altar (Sanctuary) shelled, interior and everything withing burnt during second half od 1992.

Copper-plated roof and supporting beams removed - It is mentioned in the book 'Spiritual Genocide'.

In the book "Spiritual Genocide in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia," published by the National and University Library of the Republic of Srpska, it is stated: Muslim fundamentalists used the bell tower of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord as a machine gun nest, and the lower part of the bell tower as a bunker. The church bells were stolen, as were the copper and rafters from the roof.

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