Serbian court jails ex Yugoslav army soldiers over civilian killings

26/06/12 20:23 CET

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A Serbian war crimes court has jailed 14 former Yugoslav Army soldiers for the killing of Croat civilians in 1991.

The men were found responsible for the deaths of 70 people and given a total of 128 years in jail.

Some of their victims were ordered to walk through a minefield, the court heard.

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