Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect detained

— Serbian police say they have detained a war crimes suspect accused by Croatia of ordering the shelling of its ancient walled city of Dubrovnik in 1991.

Police said former senior Bosnian Serb official Bozidar Vucurevic was detained Monday on a Croatian arrest warrant at a border crossing between Bosnia and Serbia.

Dubrovnik, a UNESCO heritage site, was damaged in an assault by the Serb-led Yugoslav army during Croatia's 1991-95 war for independence.

Vucurevic was the mayor of Trebinje, a Bosnian Serb town on the mountains above Dubrovnik, during the shelling that triggered an international outcry.

The Associated Press


