Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004
Taken from the news section in
www.onestopenglish.com
Bridge cannot span the divide
Ian Traynor in Mostar
The city of Mostar lies on the River Neretva
in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Before the Bosnian
war of 1992-95, the Croats and Muslims of
Mostar lived in a united city. Since the war,
however, the city has been divided. The
Croats live on the west bank of the river and
the Muslims live on the east bank. Croats and
Muslims go to different schools. They have
different mobile telephone systems. Buses do
not cross the river. If you live on the east bank
of the river you cannot order a pizza from the
pizza restaurant on the west bank.
During the war the Croats destroyed the
famous old stone bridge over the Neretva,
which the Turks built in 1566. The bridge fell
into the river. Many people saw this as a
symbol of the division of the city into two
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