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| Karadzic extradited to The Hague | Karadzic extradited to The Hague |
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| The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has been flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the war-crimes tribunal in The Hague. | The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has been flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the war-crimes tribunal in The Hague. |
| He was moved from a court building where he had been held since his arrest last week, after 13 years on the run. | He was moved from a court building where he had been held since his arrest last week, after 13 years on the run. |
| He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide relating to the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. | He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide relating to the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. |
| His transfer comes hours after a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest at his arrest. | His transfer comes hours after a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest at his arrest. |
| Clashes broke out between police and several hundred protesters during the final speeches at the rally organised by the hardline nationalist Radical Party. | Clashes broke out between police and several hundred protesters during the final speeches at the rally organised by the hardline nationalist Radical Party. |
| Several people were injured as riot police fired tear gas at protesters armed with rocks and burning flares. | Several people were injured as riot police fired tear gas at protesters armed with rocks and burning flares. |
| Failed appeal | Failed appeal |
| Three cars with tinted windows left the Serbian court building at about 0345 (0145 GMT), with Mr Karadzic inside one of the vehicles. | Three cars with tinted windows left the Serbian court building at about 0345 (0145 GMT), with Mr Karadzic inside one of the vehicles. |
| He was then flown to Rotterdam airport in the Netherlands, where helicopters and cars were waiting to transport Mr Karadzic to the UN court's detention unit. | He was then flown to Rotterdam airport in the Netherlands, where helicopters and cars were waiting to transport Mr Karadzic to the UN court's detention unit. |
| The 63-year-old had attempted to challenge the legality of his transfer. | The 63-year-old had attempted to challenge the legality of his transfer. |
| An appeal, posted at the last minute on Friday, had still not been received by the Serbian court on Tuesday, prompting Serbia's justice minister to issue the final extradition order. | An appeal, posted at the last minute on Friday, had still not been received by the Serbian court on Tuesday, prompting Serbia's justice minister to issue the final extradition order. |
| It remains unclear whether the appeal was ever sent. | It remains unclear whether the appeal was ever sent. |
| Mr Karadzic was arrested on 21 July in Belgrade. He had changed his appearance, having grown a long beard and ponytail, and was working as an alternative therapist. | Mr Karadzic was arrested on 21 July in Belgrade. He had changed his appearance, having grown a long beard and ponytail, and was working as an alternative therapist. |
| Mr Karadzic will make an initial appearance in court in the coming days, when he will hear the charges against him. | |
| He will be allowed to enter a plea immediately or take 30 days to do so. | |
| EU pressure | |
| Mr Karadzic led the formation of a separate Bosnian Serb assembly in 1991 - one of the sparks that ignited the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. | Mr Karadzic led the formation of a separate Bosnian Serb assembly in 1991 - one of the sparks that ignited the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. |
| He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide over the massacre of up to 8,000 mainly-Muslim Bosniaks at Srebrenica in 1995. | He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide over the massacre of up to 8,000 mainly-Muslim Bosniaks at Srebrenica in 1995. |
| He has also been charged over the shelling of Sarajevo, and the use of 284 UN peacekeepers as human shields in May and June 1995. | He has also been charged over the shelling of Sarajevo, and the use of 284 UN peacekeepers as human shields in May and June 1995. |
| On Tuesday, EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels decided to defer a decision on unfreezing trade benefits until Mr Karadzic was transferred to The Hague. | |
| Diplomats from the 27 EU member states also said they would wait for a report by the UN war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz on whether Serbia was fully co-operating with the court - a condition necessary for talks on Serbia's possible membership to the EU. | |
| The EU is also demanding the arrest of Mr Karadzic's wartime military commander General Ratko Mladic, who remains at large. |