Croat generals' war crimes trial opens

Three generals regarded as national heroes in Croatia went on trial today at the UN war crimes tribunal for orchestrating the slaughter of at least 150 Serbs.

Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac are accused of launching a 1995 military campaign that unleashed widespread murder and pillage and led to the expulsion of up to 200,000 people in the offensive.