Article: Kosovo Serb war crimes suspects still on the run

THIRTEEN Serb prisoners accused of genocide, mass murder and war crimes were still at large last night after they escaped from a UN- run detention centre in northern Kosovo.

The incident is just the latest in a series of escapes of suspected war criminals which further embarrasses and shames Kosovo's already shaky justice system.

The escape, which occurred on Saturday night, saw 15 prisoners escape, two of whom were recaptured shortly afterwards by French NATO peacekeepers.

The break-out brings to 22 the number of escapees from UN facilities in seven months.

"It's more than embarrassing, it's very, very disturbing and shocking, not only because these people are at large, but what's ...

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