Muslim commander on trial for Bosnia war massacres

Bosnian Muslim commander Sefer Halilovic went on trial for murder at the UN war crimes tribunal today for the massacres of dozens of Croat civilians.

Halilovic, 53, is the highest-ranking Muslim army official to be tried for alleged crimes during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. He has been accused of senior responsibility for massacres in the villages of Grabovica and Uzdol, Bosnia, in 1993.