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Muslims refuse Christian oath at Bosnian Serb parliament
October 19, 1996
Web posted at: 11:45 a.m. EDT (1525 GMT)BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (CNN) -- Muslim members of the new Bosnian Serb parliament refused to swear loyalty to the Bosnian Serb republic and the Christian religion at the parliament's opening Saturday, and walked out of the parliament.
The Muslims did, however, join their former foes in a moment of silence for the 200,000 who died in the Bosnian civil war.
Former communist deputies also refused to participate in the religious ceremony, which including kissing the cross and receiving a blessing from the Serbian Orthodox clergy. Muislim-Croat representatives demanded that portions of the oath be changed to accomodate other religious persuasions.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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