O'Dea tours U2 Sarajevo concert site

The Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea will visit the stadium in Sarajevo today where U2 staged a symbolic concert after the Bosnian War ended.

O'Dea tours U2 Sarajevo concert site
Wed, 05 Mar, 2008 - 08:16

The Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea will visit the stadium in Sarajevo today where U2 staged a symbolic concert after the Bosnian War ended.

Mr O’Dea, who is on an official visit to the Balkan region, will also tour sites of some of the worst atrocities of the 1992-1995 conflict.

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