(10 Aug 1997) Natural Sound
On the third and final day of her tour of Bosnia, Diana, Princess Of Wales was in Sarajevo on Sunday, to visit civilians injured by land mines.
She visited the home of 15 year-old Mirzeta Gabelic who lost half of her right leg in February when she stepped on a land mine on her way to the local market.
Diana's visit to a run-down Sarajevo suburb on Sunday caused much excitement among the residents - although many of them had apparently never heard of her.
Among them were Mirzeta Gabelic who lost her right leg below the knee after stepping on a land mine.
Mirzeta's family could not afford a prosthesis and had to rely on donations from an Italian charity.
As her village clings to a steep mountainside, Mirzeta was virtually a prisoner in her own home until she got her new limb.
Diana spent around half an hour with Mirzeta and her family, communicating through an interpreter.
Some of those who sat through the meeting claim Diana was moved to tears by a pendant around Mirzeta's neck with the word 'Love' on it.
Later in the day Diana visited the Mine Action Centre in Sarajevo's Marshal Tito barracks.
There she was shown some of the latest land mine detection and clearance equipment.
Ten youngsters from the UNICEF-sponsored Sarajevo Children's Moving Theatre performed a scene from a play they had written which aims to raise mine awareness among children.
They also sang songs and presented Diana with anti-mine posters.
S-FOR troops watched with interest as the Princess walked around the barracks, seeming relaxed and happy.
The Princess was invited on the visit by the Washington-based Land mine Survivors Network to try and raise awareness of the suffering caused by land mines.
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