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General Ratko Mladic's Body Arrives in Belgrade for Autopsy

General Ratko Mladic's body arrived in Belgrade and was transported to the Military Medical Academy for an autopsy.

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Darko Mladic, the son of general Ratko Mladic, accepted his father's body at the airport. [1] The body of general Ratko Mladic arrived in Belgrade on an aircraft from The Hague. [2] A Serbian government plane delivered the body of Ratko Mladic to Serbia. [3] Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, died at the age of 84. [4] Ratko Mladic died on August 27 while in detention at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. [5] The coffin was draped with flags of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia before being transported to the Military Medical Academy. [6] The body was transported to the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade for an autopsy. [7]
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  1. Darko Mladic, the son of general Ratko Mladic, accepted his father's body at the airport. · Nezavisne novine
  2. The body of general Ratko Mladic arrived in Belgrade on an aircraft from The Hague. · Nezavisne novine
  3. A Serbian government plane delivered the body of Ratko Mladic to Serbia. · Lenta.ruRussia
  4. Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, died at the age of 84. · Lenta.ruRussia
  5. Ratko Mladic died on August 27 while in detention at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. · Nezavisne novine
  6. The coffin was draped with flags of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia before being transported to the Military Medical Academy. · Nezavisne novine
  7. The body was transported to the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade for an autopsy. · Lenta.ruRussia
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