Thousands attend funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia
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- Thousands of people attended the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia.
- The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted Mladic of genocide against Bosniak Muslims during the 1990s Bosnian war.
- Many Serbs continue to regard him as a hero, Al Jazeera reported from Belgrade.
Thousands of people gathered in Serbia for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the convicted war criminal who remains a hero to many Serbs.
Mladic was convicted of genocide against Bosniak Muslims during the 1990s Bosnian war.
Al Jazeera reporter Natasa Kovacev reported from Belgrade on the funeral and the continued public support for Mladic in Serbia.
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