The attack occurred when the region was embroiled in the Croat – Bosniak war , and eight months after the Ahmići massacre in the nearby village of Ahmići . Križančevo Selo is a hamlet situated near the town of Vitez , near the larger villages of Dubravica and Šantići . It was a Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) military base according to a witness
Ahmići massacre
Ahmići massacre
Križančevo Selo killings