Take Karadzic by force - official

Sarajevo - Bosnia's most wanted war crimes suspect, Mr Radovan Karadzic, should be taken by force if he keeps ignoring indirect…

Sarajevo - Bosnia's most wanted war crimes suspect, Mr Radovan Karadzic, should be taken by force if he keeps ignoring indirect "messages" to give himself up, the High Representative, Mr Carlos Westendorp, said yesterday.

Speaking to CNN from Sarajevo, Mr Westendorp said neither he nor his office has been in contact with the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, who has twice been indicted by the UN's International Criminal Tribunal.

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