ITWASSOOTED: Milosevic found dead in Hague cell

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Milosevic found dead in Hague cell




Milosevic has suffered high blood pressure and heart problems
Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic has been found dead in his prison cell in The Hague, independent B-92 radio and state TV said Saturday
Milosevic has been on trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes since 2002.

The station said it had heard the news from unofficial sources.

A senior European Union diplomat said he believed the report was true and thought the UN war crimes tribunal was preparing a statement.

Milosevic's heart condition and high blood pressure have repeatedly interrupted his trial.

Milosevic was sent to The Hague war crimes court in June 2001, eight months after he was toppled in a popular uprising.

He was widely blamed in the West for the violent break-up of old socialist Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

I'M SURPRISED IT TOOK THIS LONG TO SUICIDE HIMSELF
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