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Radovan Karadzic toys with judges at Hague trial

With a nod towards the public gallery, Radovan Karadzic looked distinctly businesslike as he entered courtroom one in The Hague.

His grey and white hair was longer than when he appeared here last year. It was more as he wore it during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.

Mr Karadzic exchanged a few smiles with one of the security guards deployed to stand over him.

While the judges readied themselves for the appearance of the first prosecution witness, the former Bosnian Serb leader put on his reading glasses and paged through his briefcase of documents.
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