Serbian nationalist, released from war crimes court, rallies thousands


  • World
  • Saturday, 15 Nov 2014

Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj speaks during his rally in Belgrade November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serbian nationalist leader rallied thousands of supporters on Saturday in scenes that threaten to embarrass a U.N. war crimes court that released him on grounds of ill-health before reaching a verdict in his trial.

Vojislav Seselj's barn-storming return to Serbia has angered victims of the hardline nationalism he propagated during Yugoslavia's bloody breakup in the 1990s.

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