State Department steps up search for war criminals

WAP2000030250 - 02 MARCH 2000 - WASHINGTON, D.C, USA: David Scheffer, U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes, holds up one of the matchbooks at the State Department, March 2, that will be distributed along with posters in an effort to step up the drive for the conviction of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and two other suspected war criminals. The State Department is offering up to $5 million dollars for information leading to the conviction of any of the three. rg/rg/Rachel Griffith UPI

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