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Article: NATO arrests war crimes suspect wanted for his role in Bosnian war
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- June 13, 2002
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Dateline: BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO-led troops Thursday arrested a Serb war crimes suspect wanted
by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for atrocities committed during the
Bosnian war.
Darko Mrdja was arrested in the northwestern Bosnian town of Prijedor,
and was being transferred to The Hague, Netherlands, where he is
to face trial, NATO Secretary General George Robertson said in a statement.
No one was injured during the arrest, Robertson said.
"Today's detention should serve as a warning. There is no place to
hide for anyone accused by the tribunal of these horrific crimes,"
Robertson said.
Mrdja has been indicted for murder and crimes against ...