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| Nato troops raid Karadzic homes | Nato troops raid Karadzic homes |
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| Nato troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina have carried out early morning raids on the homes of the children of the indicted war criminal, Radovan Karadzic. | Nato troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina 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. |
| The spokesman said that troops had to force their way into Sonja Karadzic's house because no-one had answered the door. | The spokesman said that troops had to force their way into Sonja Karadzic's house because no-one had answered the door. |
| Neither Sonja nor Sasa Karadzic were arrested, but they were questioned for several hours before the soldiers left. | |
| The soldiers also searched the homes and took away several items for "examination". | The soldiers also searched the homes and took away several items for "examination". |
| "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 Chappell. | "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 Chappell. |
| "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." |
| The operation was carried out in Pale, a town 15 kilometres (nine miles) east of the capital Sarajevo, at 0300 local (0200GMT). | The operation was carried out in Pale, a town 15 kilometres (nine miles) east of the capital Sarajevo, at 0300 local (0200GMT). |
| 'Minor force' | 'Minor force' |
| Sonja Karadzic refused to talk to reporters after the raid. | Sonja Karadzic refused to talk to reporters after the raid. |
| The operation lasted several hours | The operation lasted several hours |
| "I have spent six hours in front of a camera...if you want my statement, ask them to give you the material". However, during the raid she spoke to AP news agency when they called her. | "I have spent six hours in front of a camera...if you want my statement, ask them to give you the material". However, during the raid she spoke to AP news agency when they called her. |
| "Someone is breaking in. We and the neighbours asked who they are and they said 'police'," she told AP before hanging up. | "Someone is breaking in. We and the neighbours asked who they are and they said 'police'," she told AP before hanging up. |
| Mr Chappell said the soldiers had to use "minor force", according to the AFP news agency, but he maintained there was no resistance once they entered. | Mr Chappell said the soldiers had to use "minor force", according to the AFP news agency, but he maintained there was no resistance once they entered. |
| Nato forces also took away six boxes of material for forensic examination, the agency said. | Nato forces also took away six boxes of material for forensic examination, the agency said. |
| Television footage of Sonja Karadzic's home after the raid showed the front door had been forced and possessions inside were in total disarray. | Television footage of Sonja Karadzic's home after the raid showed the front door had been forced and possessions inside were in total disarray. |
| Financial clues | Financial clues |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Recently Rafi Gregorian, deputy to the EU's special envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina, said Radovan Karadzic was in contact with his family and supported them financially. | Recently Rafi Gregorian, deputy to the EU's special envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina, said Radovan Karadzic was in contact with his family and supported them financially. |
| 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. | 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. |