Serb faces charges in deaths of 135 Muslims burned alive in Bosnia

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 29, 2000 | Copyright information

Serb faces charges in deaths of 135 Muslims burned alive in Bosnia

War crimes tribunal focuses on alleged acts of paramilitary group

Associated Press

Saturday, January 29, 2000

The Hague, Netherlands -- A Bosnian Serb pleaded not guilty Friday to one of the most horrifying war crimes judged by the Yugoslav tribunal so far -- the burning alive of 135 Muslim men, women and children trapped inside two homes.

Dressed in a black T-shirt, Mitar Vasiljevic leaned fo...

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