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| War crimes suspect 'takes poison' in court | War crimes suspect 'takes poison' in court |
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| A war crimes appeal hearing in The Hague has been suspended after the accused drank what he said was poison upon hearing the verdict. | |
| Slobodan Praljak was one of six former Bosnian Croat political and military leaders up before the court. | |
| He was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in 2013 for crimes in East Mostar. | |
| On hearing that his sentence had been upheld, he told the judge, "I have taken poison". | |
| The six were appearing in court for the final appeals judgment to be handed down by the Yugoslav Tribunal. | |
| Praljak stood and raised his hand to his mouth, tipped his head back and appeared to swallow a glass of something which, his lawyer told the court, was poison. | |
| The judge immediately ordered the curtains be brought down and the proceedings suspended. | |
| Before they were lowered the courtroom could be seen in a state of confusion, the BBC's Anna Holligan reports from The Hague. | |
| The judge called for the glass Praljak had drunk from to be kept. Someone else was heard saying that an ambulance had been called. | |
| Country profile: Bosnia-Herzegovina |