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Herzegovina selected a band to represent the newly independent country at the Eurovision
Song Contest (a Europe-wide TV extravaganza somewhat like the finale to
American Idol
).
The band, Fazla, was trapped in Sarajevo by the siege. Determined to make it to the show
in Ireland, they ran across the UN-controlled airport runway with their instruments, which
they then carried over the mountains to freedom. By the time the band returned, the siege
tunnel under the airport was finished, and they were able to easily sneak back into the city.
Even many people who managed to leave the city chose to return and remain under siege
with their families and neighbors, rather than abandon their unique city and way of life.
