Ratko Mladić, genocidal Butcher of Bosnia, dies in prison
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Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, Europe’s worst atrocity since World War 2, died on Thursday in United Nations custody.
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Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, Europe’s worst atrocity since World War 2, died on Thursday in United Nations custody.
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