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Serbia Collars Karadzic for War Crimes

Former Bosnian Serb leader faces UN genocide charges

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2008 5:40 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Serbian forces arrested Radovan Karadzic today after hunting the war crimes fugitive for 12 years, the AP reports. The former Bosnian Serb president, collared with other suspected war criminals, will likely be sent to the UN war crimes court in the Hague. The tribunal has indicted him twice, once for approving the murder of civilians in Sarajevo and later for organizing the genocide of 8,000 Muslim men in Bosnia.

Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic is seen during the Bosnian Serb assembly session in Pale, some 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, in this April 1,1996 photo.
Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic is seen during the Bosnian Serb assembly session in Pale, some 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, in this April 1,1996 photo.   (AP Photo)
In this April 15,1995 file photo, Bosnian Serb wartime leader, Radovan Karadzic and his general Ratko Mladic, first left, walk accompanied by bodyguards on Mount Vlasic.
In this April 15,1995 file photo, Bosnian Serb wartime leader, Radovan Karadzic and his general Ratko Mladic, first left, walk accompanied by bodyguards on Mount Vlasic.   (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 14, 1995 file photo, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, center, is seen in the Bosnian town of Jajce, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Sarajevo.
In this Aug. 14, 1995 file photo, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, center, is seen in the Bosnian town of Jajce, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Sarajevo.   (AP Photo)
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