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| A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to key war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been handed over to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. | |
| Zdravko Tolimir, 58, wanted by the UN tribunal over the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in 1995, was arrested in eastern Bosnia on Thursday. | Zdravko Tolimir, 58, wanted by the UN tribunal over the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in 1995, was arrested in eastern Bosnia on Thursday. |
| Gen Mladic, the Bosnian Serbs' former military commander, is also wanted for the massacre and for other war crimes. | Gen Mladic, the Bosnian Serbs' former military commander, is also wanted for the massacre and for other war crimes. |
| The other key figure still at large is ex-Bosnian Serb head Radovan Karadzic. | The other key figure still at large is ex-Bosnian Serb head Radovan Karadzic. |
| "In a joint operation involving Nato and the (European Union peacekeeping force) Eufor, detained fugitive and indicted war criminal Zdravko Tolimir has been delivered from Bosnia-Hercegovina to the authorities... in The Hague," Nato said in a statement. | |
| He was flown from the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on a Nato aircraft. | |
| Gen Tolimir was arrested near the Serbian border by police from Serbia and the Bosnian Serb republic (Republika Srpska) on Thursday. | Gen Tolimir was arrested near the Serbian border by police from Serbia and the Bosnian Serb republic (Republika Srpska) on Thursday. |
| Support network | Support network |
| He was the third most wanted suspect by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), after Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic. | He was the third most wanted suspect by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), after Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic. |
| TRIBUNAL MOST WANTED Ratko Mladic, 64, former Bosnian Serb generalRadovan Karadzic, 61, ex-Bosnian Serb leaderStojan Zupljanin, 55, ex-Bosnian Serb police chiefGoran Hadzic, 48, former Croatian Serb officialVlastimir Djordjevic, 58, ex-Serb police chief in Kosovo Profile: Zdravko Tolimir | TRIBUNAL MOST WANTED Ratko Mladic, 64, former Bosnian Serb generalRadovan Karadzic, 61, ex-Bosnian Serb leaderStojan Zupljanin, 55, ex-Bosnian Serb police chiefGoran Hadzic, 48, former Croatian Serb officialVlastimir Djordjevic, 58, ex-Serb police chief in Kosovo Profile: Zdravko Tolimir |
| The BBC's Nick Hawton in Sarajevo says there will be renewed hope that the net around the two men still at large is now finally tightening. | The BBC's Nick Hawton in Sarajevo says there will be renewed hope that the net around the two men still at large is now finally tightening. |
| Gen Tolimir was extremely close to Gen Mladic and may have been the chief co-ordinator of his support network, helping him to evade capture, our correspondent says. | Gen Tolimir was extremely close to Gen Mladic and may have been the chief co-ordinator of his support network, helping him to evade capture, our correspondent says. |
| In Serbia, the newly-formed pro-democratic government has set up a special national security council, whose main aim is to apprehend the remaining war crimes suspects. | In Serbia, the newly-formed pro-democratic government has set up a special national security council, whose main aim is to apprehend the remaining war crimes suspects. |
| It is chaired by Serbian President Boris Tadic, who has put a high priority on completing co-operation with the UN tribunal, so Serbia can restart talks on eventual EU membership. | It is chaired by Serbian President Boris Tadic, who has put a high priority on completing co-operation with the UN tribunal, so Serbia can restart talks on eventual EU membership. |
| EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn described the arrest of Gen Tolimir as "an important step towards bringing to justice all remaining fugitives". | EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn described the arrest of Gen Tolimir as "an important step towards bringing to justice all remaining fugitives". |
| Mr Rehn is holding talks later on Friday with Mr Tadic and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country currently holds the EU presidency. | Mr Rehn is holding talks later on Friday with Mr Tadic and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country currently holds the EU presidency. |
| Still at large | Still at large |
| Gen Tolimir was an intelligence officer and senior aide to Gen Mladic at the time of the Srebrenica massacre, which was carried out by Bosnian Serbs under Gen Mladic's command. | Gen Tolimir was an intelligence officer and senior aide to Gen Mladic at the time of the Srebrenica massacre, which was carried out by Bosnian Serbs under Gen Mladic's command. |
| Gen Tolimir is accused of helping to plan and carry out the murders, which have since been internationally recognised as genocide. | Gen Tolimir is accused of helping to plan and carry out the murders, which have since been internationally recognised as genocide. |
| Both Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic have been indicted for genocide over the killings in Srebrenica and the 43-month siege of Sarajevo, which claimed more than 10,000 lives. | Both Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic have been indicted for genocide over the killings in Srebrenica and the 43-month siege of Sarajevo, which claimed more than 10,000 lives. |
| With Gen Tolimir's arrest, only five of the 161 people indicted by the UN tribunal remain at large. | With Gen Tolimir's arrest, only five of the 161 people indicted by the UN tribunal remain at large. |
| In addition to Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic, the other fugitive war crimes suspects are former Bosnian Serb police chief Stojan Zupljanin, 55; former Croatian Serb official Goran Hadzic, 48; and a former Serb police commander in Kosovo, Vlastimir Djordjevic, 58. | In addition to Gen Mladic and Mr Karadzic, the other fugitive war crimes suspects are former Bosnian Serb police chief Stojan Zupljanin, 55; former Croatian Serb official Goran Hadzic, 48; and a former Serb police commander in Kosovo, Vlastimir Djordjevic, 58. |