A commemoration ceremony was held on Saturday in Belgrade for Ratko Mladic, a war criminal who died last week while serving a life sentence in The Hague. Around 300 people attended the event at a military facility, which was organized by an association of Serbian army generals. Mladic's body is expected to be buried on Monday in a ceremony that could draw thousands, despite international condemnation. He will be buried in Belgrade, where his casket was received with military honors upon its return from The Hague last week.
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“Article B reports on a commemoration held two days before Mladic's burial, which is separate from the event reported in Article A where his body was flown back to Serbia.”
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“Article A describes the arrival and transportation of Ratko Mladic's coffin to the Military Medical Academy for autopsy, while Article B refers to a commemoration held two days earlier in Belgrade”
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“Both articles report on the commemoration and burial plans for Ratko Mladic, held in Belgrade, with Article A mentioning cancellation of EU visit due to glorification of Mladic and Article B describing the commemoration ceremony”
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“Article B mentions the commemoration being held two days ahead of Mladic's burial, while Article A states that his remains were flown to Belgrade on Thursday and he will be buried in a week”
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🔮 The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation
A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials.
Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic
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Commemoration → hold → Mladic
The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation
A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials.
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commemoration → bury → staff
Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia.
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Mladic → die → Bosnia
His body was returned to Serbia on a government plane on Thursday, with his casket draped in flags and received with military honours.
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casket → return → honours
The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation.
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old → bury → condemnation
On Saturday, around 300 people gathered at the commemoration ceremony for Mladic at a military facility in Belgrade, organised by an association of retired and active Serbian army generals, according to an Agence France-Presse reporter.
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people → gather → reporter
His son Darko and other family members also attended, as well as Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic, and officials from the Bosnian Serb statelet, Republika Srpska, including President Sinisa Karan.
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