UN opens Srebrenica trial 11 years after massacre

Judges at the UN Yugoslav tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, today began the latest – and largest – trial of military officers blamed for the summary execution of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica 11 years ago.

Fri, 14 Jul, 2006 - 09:49

Charges of genocide make the case against the seven former Bosnian Serb officers one of the most important in the tribunal’s history.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Srebrenica Place: The Hague,Person: Slobodan Milosevic Person: Carla Del Ponte Organisation: UN Organisation: UN Yugoslav tribunal

<p>A MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft. Picture: Alamy/PA</p>

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