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Milosevic arrested in Belgrade

Reports from Belgrade say former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has been arrested. A source close to the Serbian government said that he had been transferred to a justice administration building in central Belgrade. He did not say on what grounds the toppled Yugoslav leader, ousted in a popular uprising in October, had been arrested. Earlier this evening, a police van, an ambulance and several unmarked cars showed up near the former Yugoslav president's home, sparking speculation that his arrest was imminent. The development comes on the eve of a deadline set by US legislation for President Bush to declare Yugoslavia is co-operating with the UN War Crimes Tribunal, which has indicted Milosevic or impose economic sanctions on Belgrade.