Upon arrival, Dangić gave a speech to a group of Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims which contained references to Greater Serbia and ended with Dangić proclaiming that Serbs and Bosnian Muslims could no longer live together. Following the speech, Chetniks spread through the town and began killing, raping, pillaging and torching homes. A significant number of victims were killed on a bridge over the Drina, after which their bodies were dropped into the river.
When Dangić arrived, he gave a speech to a crowd of Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims that referenced Greater Serbia and ended with him declaring that these groups could no longer live together. After the speech, Chetniks took over the town, committing brutal acts such as murder, rape, theft, and destruction of homes, including killing many people on a bridge over the Drina, whose bodies were then thrown into the river.