Wife of War Crimes Suspect Shot Dead in Bosnia

06/01/2006| IslamWeb

The wife of a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect has been killed in a shoot-out during a raid by European Union peacekeepers. Police say suspect Dragomir Abazovic and the couple's 11-year-old son were wounded, and are now being treated in hospital.

The man is said to have serious head injuries, while the child's condition is not reported to be life-threatening. The EU force, known as EUFOR, has confirmed a raid took place near Rogatica in eastern Bosnia, but gave no details on the circumstances of the shootings.

The EUFOR peacekeepers, who took over from NATO-led troops in 2005, were acting on a warrant for the arrest of Abazovic. He has been accused of crimes during the conflict that ravaged the region between 1992 and 95.

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Hungarian soldiers members of the EUFOR peacekeeping troops head toward the scene after EUFOR peacekeepers exchanged fire with a suspected Bosnian Serb war crime suspect identified as Dragomir Abazovic, close to Rogatica, about 70 kilometers southeast of the capital, Sarajevo, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. (AP)