After months of debate and fighting in the divided city of Mostar, Muslim and Croat residents have settled upon the person whose statue will adorn a new peace memorial: the martial arts legend, Bruce Lee.
Lee was chosen over rival nominees, including the Pope and Gandhi, after a poll of residents revealed that his was the only name respected by both sides as a 'symbol of solidarity'. Mostar was the scene of some of the most vicious fighting in the Bosnian civil war and has had to be extensively rebuilt.
The estimated £4,000 cost of the life-size bronze statue has already been covered by private donors.
