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Serbia holds Croatia war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic Serbia holds Croatia war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic
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Serbian authorities say they have arrested Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.Serbian authorities say they have arrested Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Mr Hadzic is wanted for atrocities committed in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. He led Croatian Serb separatist forces.Mr Hadzic is wanted for atrocities committed in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. He led Croatian Serb separatist forces.
The arrest comes less than two months after Serbia caught former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.The arrest comes less than two months after Serbia caught former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.
Mr Hadzic is charged with the murder of hundreds of Croatians and non-Serbs.Mr Hadzic is charged with the murder of hundreds of Croatians and non-Serbs.
Serbian President Boris Tadic confirmed the arrest at a news conference, which is currently under way.
Serbian officials say he was detained on Wednesday at Fruska Gora mountain, north of Belgrade, near his family home. He had always been presumed to be hiding there, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Belgrade.Serbian officials say he was detained on Wednesday at Fruska Gora mountain, north of Belgrade, near his family home. He had always been presumed to be hiding there, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Belgrade.
Mr Hadzic went into hiding seven years ago, shortly after the sealed indictment against him was delivered to the government in Belgrade.Mr Hadzic went into hiding seven years ago, shortly after the sealed indictment against him was delivered to the government in Belgrade.
Wartime atrocitiesWartime atrocities
He was a central figure in the self-proclaimed Serb republic of Krajina in 1992-1993. He was a central figure in the self-proclaimed Serb republic of Krajina in 1992-1993, leading the campaign to block Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia.
Serbia's President Boris Tadic has scheduled an urgent news conference for 1100 (0900 GMT). Mr Hadzic, href="http://www.icty.org/x/cases/hadzic/ind/en/had-ii040716e.htm" title="Goran Hadzic indictment in full" >indicted in 2004, faces 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including persecution, extermination, torture, deportation and wanton destruction for his involvement in atrocities committed by Serb troops in Croatia.
Mr Hadzic faces 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including persecution, extermination, torture, deportation and wanton destruction for his involvement in atrocities committed by Serb troops in Croatia.
He is held responsible for the massacre of almost 300 men in Vukovar in 1991 by Croatian Serb troops and for the deportation of 20,000 people from the town after it was captured.He is held responsible for the massacre of almost 300 men in Vukovar in 1991 by Croatian Serb troops and for the deportation of 20,000 people from the town after it was captured.
Our correspondent says the Hadzic case was seen as the last big obstacle to Serbia gaining EU candidate status and a start date for accession talks. There was a $1.4m (£870,000) bounty out for his capture.Our correspondent says the Hadzic case was seen as the last big obstacle to Serbia gaining EU candidate status and a start date for accession talks. There was a $1.4m (£870,000) bounty out for his capture.
He lived openly in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad untily 13 July 2004, when he fled because of the indictment against him, Reuters news agency reports.
For years the prosecutors in The Hague complained that Belgrade was not doing enough to track down top war crimes suspects including Mr Hadzic, and that criticism delayed progress in Serbia's EU bid.
Mr Hadzic was born in 1958 in Pacetin, near Vinkovici, in Croatia. He became a political activist in the 1990s when he joined the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), and later headed the separatist Serb government in Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem.
Delic, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim), was commander at the Celebici prison camp where Serb prisoners were held in 1992. Convicted of wilful killings, torture, causing great suffering or serious injury and inhuman treatment.
Played a lead role in the 1995 attack on Srebrenica. Knew senior members of the Bosnian Serb Army had "genocidal" plans for the Bosniak population. Convicted of aiding and abetting genocide, murder and persecution.
Leader of a notorious Serb paramilitary group, the Tigers. Believed to be responsible for killing at least 76 non-Serbs in Bosnia's Sanski Most area in 1995. He was killed in Belgrade in 2000 before being brought to trial.
As President of Serbia and later President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Milosevic was indicted for war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. He died four years into his trial.
Operational commander of Croatia's "Operation Storm" to regain control of the Krajina region. Thousands of Serbs fled the area, others were removed or murdered. Convicted of crimes including persecution, deportation and murder.
The Bosnian Serb leader is accused of war crimes such as genocide and persecution of Bosniaks and Croats, including the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo. He was captured in 2008, living in disguise.
The Bosnian Serb Army commander is the latest suspect to be captured. He is accused of 11 counts of genocide, hostage-taking and other war crimes between 1992 and 1995, including the atrocities at Srebrenica and Sarajevo.
The Croatian Serb is the last indictee to be captured. Accused of the ethnic cleansing of Croats from the majority-Serb Croatian region of Krajina and the murder of civilians between 1991 and 1992.
The Hague tribunal has indicted 161 people for war crimes committed during the conflicts in the Balkans, the majority of them Serbs. Thirty five cases are still underway.
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Delic, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim), was commander at the Celebici prison camp where Serb prisoners were held in 1992. Convicted of wilful killings, torture, causing great suffering or serious injury and inhuman treatment.
Played a lead role in the 1995 attack on Srebrenica. Knew senior members of the Bosnian Serb Army had "genocidal" plans for the Bosniak population. Convicted of aiding and abetting genocide, murder and persecution.
Leader of a notorious Serb paramilitary group, the Tigers. Believed to be responsible for killing at least 76 non-Serbs in Bosnia's Sanski Most area in 1995. He was killed in Belgrade in 2000 before being brought to trial.
As President of Serbia and later President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Milosevic was indicted for war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. He died four years into his trial.
Operational commander of Croatia's "Operation Storm" to regain control of the Krajina region. Thousands of Serbs fled the area, others were removed or murdered. Convicted of crimes including persecution, deportation and murder.
The Bosnian Serb leader is accused of war crimes such as genocide and persecution of Bosniaks and Croats, including the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo. He was captured in 2008, living in disguise.
The Bosnian Serb Army commander is the latest suspect to be captured. He is accused of 11 counts of genocide, hostage-taking and other war crimes between 1992 and 1995, including the atrocities at Srebrenica and Sarajevo.
The Croatian Serb is the last indictee to be captured. Accused of the ethnic cleansing of Croats from the majority-Serb Croatian region of Krajina and the murder of civilians between 1991 and 1992.
The Hague tribunal has indicted 161 people for war crimes committed during the conflicts in the Balkans, the majority of them Serbs. Thirty five cases are still underway.
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