Prosecutors in Milan have placed an elderly Italian citizen under investigation in a case involving alleged “sniper tourism” during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, two sources familiar with the inquiry said Wednesday.
The sources said the man, the first individual to be identified in the inquiry that began last year, is an 80-year-old former truck driver who lives near the northern Italian town of Pordenone.
The prosecutors are investigating allegations that foreigners were paid to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, Bosnia's capital, during the war in the former Yugoslav republic three decades ago.
The man, who was not named, faces charges of several counts of premeditated murder, aggravated by base motives, the sources said.
They did not say whether he is suspected of directly carrying out killings or of helping with transport and logistics for clients.
