Croat ex-soldier frees hostages

Cakovec - A former Croatian soldier surrendered to police yesterday evening after holding six hostages at gunpoint in a disco…

Cakovec - A former Croatian soldier surrendered to police yesterday evening after holding six hostages at gunpoint in a disco in a protest against the international war crimes trials of Bosnian Croats. No one was hurt in the incident, police told reporters in Cakovec, 100 km north of Zagreb. - (Reuters)

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