Nato troops raid Karadzic's home

BBC ^ | July 2, 2002

[Prodigal Son]

Nato-led peacekeeping troops have raided the family home of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. A guard at the house in Pale, within the Bosnian Serb territory, told Reuters news agency that French troops from the Stabilisation Force (S-For) told him they were looking for weapons.

Mr Karadzic's wife arrived at the house an hour after the pre-dawn raid to inspect the damage, the news agency reported.

Nato troops have been searching for the former Bosnian Serb president - the UN war crimes tribunal's most wanted suspect - for several years.

Mr Karadzic's family said nobody had been arrested in the raid, Bosnian Serb police told French news agency AFP.

Backed by helicopters

The Bosnian Serb news agency, SRNA, said troops forced their way into the residence, near the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, at about 0400 local time (0200 GMT).

Witnesses reported seeing helicopters flying over the house shortly before the raid.

Bosnian Serb police confirmed that S-For troops had used a large number of helicopters in the operation and they said they had sent a team of police to the house.

Mr Karadzic has been indicted at The Hague on charges of genocide allegedly committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian civil war.

[konijn]

Another PR intervention from nATO.

[Voronin]

How predicatable. Ever since Nato siezed BoSerb radio intercept equipment last month )which they are convinced gave Dr. K. early warning of their kidnapping efforts), it was only a matter of time for another failed hunt.

VRN