Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic’s body arrived in Serbia on Thursday, where it was received with military honours.The casket, draped in the Serbian flag, was carried from the plane by six soldiers after arriving from The Hague, accompanied by Mladic’s son Darko and Serbia’s Justice Minister Nenad Vujic.The body was then driven from the airport under police escort, reportedly to a Belgrade military hospital.Mladic died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.Pro-government media broadcast images of dozens of people, mostly young men, gathered on footbridges over the motorway, displaying banners honouring Mladic and lighting flares as the convoy passed.The same outlets reported details of the funeral, including a public service at a church scheduled for Monday, but no details have been officially confirmed.
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Body of war criminal Mladic returns to Serbia with military honours
The body of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic arrived in Serbia on Thursday from The Hague. His casket, draped in the Serbian flag, was carried from the plane by six soldiers and accompanied by his son and Serbia's Justice Minister.
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The body of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic arrived in Serbia on Thursday from The Hague. His casket, draped in the Serbian flag, was carried from the plane by six soldiers and accompanied by his son and Serbia's Justice Minister. The body was then transported under police escort to a Belgrade military hospital. Mladic died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war. Pro-government media showed images of people honoring Mladic as his convoy passed, and reported details of a planned public funeral service.
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Pro-government media broadcast images of people honouring Mladic on footbridges.
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Mladic died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Body of war criminal Ratko Mladic arrived in Serbia with military honours.
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A public service at a church is scheduled for Monday, but not officially confirmed.
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