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Nato troops in Bosnia-Hercegovina have carried out early morning raids on the homes of the children of the indicted war criminal, Radovan Karadzic. | Nato troops in Bosnia-Hercegovina have carried out early morning raids on the homes of the children of the indicted war criminal, Radovan Karadzic. |
A Nato spokesman said they believed Sasa and Sonja Karadzic to be part of a network supporting their father. | A Nato spokesman said they believed Sasa and Sonja Karadzic to be part of a network supporting their father. |
Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader during the Yugoslav civil wars, has been on the run for 11 years. | Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader during the Yugoslav civil wars, has been on the run for 11 years. |
He and his military chief, Ratko Mladic, are wanted on genocide charges by the UN tribunal in The Hague. | He and his military chief, Ratko Mladic, are wanted on genocide charges by the UN tribunal in The Hague. |
A Nato spokesman said that troops had had to force their way into Sonja Karadzic's house, because no one had answered the door. | A Nato spokesman said that troops had had to force their way into Sonja Karadzic's house, because no one had answered the door. |
Neither Sonja and Sasa Karadzic were arrested, but they are being questioned. | Neither Sonja and Sasa Karadzic were arrested, but they are being questioned. |
"We're doing that due to a belief that they are intimately involved in the support network that allows Radovan Karadzic to remain at large," said spokesman Derek Chapple. | "We're doing that due to a belief that they are intimately involved in the support network that allows Radovan Karadzic to remain at large," said spokesman Derek Chapple. |
"We have been here before, and we'll come back again and again as the evidence suggests they are involved in this network." | "We have been here before, and we'll come back again and again as the evidence suggests they are involved in this network." |
Their houses were being searched in an operation that should be completed later on Tuesday morning, he added. | Their houses were being searched in an operation that should be completed later on Tuesday morning, he added. |
Roaming free | |
The UN tribunal has indicted Mr Karadzic for genocide over the siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. | |
He has been at large for 12 years, despite a number of high-profile operations to capture him. Most however have ended in embarrassing failure. | |
In April 2004, special forces carried out a raid on church buildings in Pale where they believed Mr Karadzic was visiting. He was not there - but a priest and his son were seriously injured in the attempt to find out. | |
The US government has offered a reward of US$5m for information leading to the arrest of Mr Karadzic or his army chief General Ratko Mladic. |