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Karadzic Delivered to Hague

Riots break out as Karadzic is spirited to Holland

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2008 5:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic was whisked from a Serbian jail and handed over to UN officials today to face trial at The Hague on charges of genocide. He's expected to appear at court today. The former leader of the Bosnian Serbs was escorted by masked officers from the Serbian secret police in a convoy of black jeeps for a flight to the Netherlands, Reuters reports. Riots broke out earlier in Belgrade yesterday as Karadzic supporters clashed with police.

Dutch police await the arrival of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic at Rotterdam Airport. (AP Photo/Fred Ernst)

A rioter is detained during a clash with police in downtown Belgrade after a rally in support of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. (AP Photo)

Vehicles with tinted windows leave downtown Belgrade to take Radovan Karadzic to the custody of the UN war crimes court. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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