Bosnian War Criminal Dies After Drinking Poison In UN Court

Daily Mail: Bosnian war chief DIES after drinking bottle of POISON and yelling 'I'm not a war criminal' after his 20-year prison sentence for campaign against Muslims is upheld at The Hague

* Slobodan Praljak appeared at The Hague to appeal 20-year war crime sentence
* As judge upheld the punishment, he pulled a vial of dark liquid from his pocket
* Praljak shouted 'I am not a war criminal!' before downing the mystery substance
* The courtroom was quickly closed and ambulances rushed to the scene
* Croatian Prime Minister has since confirmed that Praljak died

A Bosnian-Croat war chief has died after downing poison during his war crimes trial at The Hague, the Croatian Prime Minister has confirmed.

Slobodan Praljak yelled, 'I am not a war criminal!' and drank a dark liquid from a small bottle seconds after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence at the International Criminal Tribunal, in the Netherlands.

'I just drank poison,' he added. 'I am not a war criminal. I oppose this conviction.'

href="http://ift.tt/2ijjXFn">Read more ....

More News On Bosnian War Criminal Slobodan Praljak Dies After Drinking Poison In UN Court

The Latest: UN court says war criminal drank liquid, died -- AP
War crimes convict reportedly dies after poison claim -- AP
Bosnian-Croat war crimes convict dies after taking 'poison' in court: TV -- Reuters
Praljak trial: Bosnian Croat war criminal 'takes poison' in court -- BBC
Bosnian war criminal dies after swallowing poison in court -- CNN
Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after drinking poison in UN courtroom -- The Guardian
Bosnian Croat war general dies after drinking poison during trial in The Hague -- ABC News Online
Slobodan Praljak reported dead after drinking poison -- Al Jazeera