Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic Awaiting Extradition to War Crimes Tribunal
COLLINS: Some news we want to get straight out to you now. Just in to the CNN NEWSROOM. There's been an incident in Ohio -- Athens County, to be specific, in the city of Guysville, Ohio. Apparently, a couple of pipe bombs have been found at two separate post offices this morning. This is all according to the Athens County sheriff's deputies. One of the bombs was found at the back door of one post office. And then, second pipe bomb was found at another post office apparently about two miles away or so in a town there called Stewart. At this point, we are not hearing of any injuries but we do know that the bomb squad -- Columbus Bomb Squad has responded to this incident, and they of course are blocking off the area to make sure everyone stays safe. We also are aware that there will be some possible video, a possible live report coming our way. Crews are en route at this time. Again, two pipe bombs have been found at two separate post offices in Athens County, Ohio. We'll stay on top of that news for you. Meanwhile, the so-called Butcher of Belgrade could be moving at any minute. Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic is awaiting extradition to war crimes tribunal, but his supporters in Serbia are not giving up just yet. CNN's Alessio Vinci is live in Belgrade with more on this story. Good morning to you Alessio.</s>ALESSIO VINCI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And good morning to you, Heidi. Port officials here in Belgrade insist they have not received any appeal blocking the extradition of Radovan Karadzic, the U.N. war crimes tribunal at The Hague. In fact, no one here expects one will arrive before his transfer to the court in the Netherlands. In fact, his transfer is not much a question of if but how soon.</s>VINCI (voice-over): A Karadzic family member was spotted Monday morning delivering two suits to the courthouse where the former Bosnian Serb leader is held. And court officials confirmed they have received no appeal blocking the extradition. We have been waiting for 13 years and the moment has arrived, Belgrade war crimes prosecutor told CNN. If all the procedures had been carried out and there are no doubts, then it could be done right away. New video surfaced on Serb television showing an apparently relaxed Karadzic attending a lunch party in June at a village outside Belgrade. The woman with him is not identified and no one seems to suspect the bearded man among them is Europe's most wanted man. Belgrade is rift with speculation that Serb officials want to extradite Karadzic before a plan demonstration Tuesday evening, when thousands of radicals and nationalists are expected to gather in Belgrade for an organized protest to support the man they call a hero. Karadzic's lawyer attended a smaller, spontaneous gathering on Sunday evening and told hard court supporters the extradition was near. My only goal as well as that of Radovan Karadzic is for that not to happen, he said. But we are aware that it will eventually happen and unfortunately we cannot change that. Serb officials have deployed dozens of extra riot police in front of the courthouse and throughout town, but analysts point out these rallies are being organized by parties who have lost recent elections and much of their support in Serbia.</s>STEVAN NIKSIC, SERB JOURNALIST: They are unsuccessful. So, since they lost everything, they lost the chance, they lost hope for any political future they're now marginalized and they have radicalized. I mean, they have been radicalized from inside as a way to express their anger.</s>VINCI: Some of that anger is being vented directory at Serbian President Boris Tadic who recently defeated radicals in national elections. CNN has obtained copies of several e-mails recently sent to his office. One man wrote, "you call yourself a Serb but you have betrayed the whole Serbian nation." Another man from Montenegro said, "God will judge you." A third e-mailed in bright red characters read "You are a dead man."</s>VINCI: And Heidi, a former Serbian prime minister credited with the arrest and extradition of another Balkan strong man Slobodan Milosevic, the former president of this country. That man was assassinated while in office in broad daylight here in Belgrade back in 2003. So, officials here are taking those threats extremely seriously but, at the same time, they are not backing away from their promise and their intention to cooperate with the U.N. war crimes tribunal and extradite any war crimes suspect. Heidi?</s>COLLINS: It's still so amazing to me how incredibly different he looks. Just stunning when we see that video. And I know you'll be covering this proposed rally that's going to be happening tonight. We'll check in with you later on. Thanks so much Alessio Vinci from Belgrade this morning. A new assault on insurgents under way right now in Iraq. Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops launched the operation this morning in the volatile Diyala Province. It started with raids in the City of Baquba. The goal, to clear out al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgents. Diyala Province is north of Baghdad and borders Iran. Military commanders say it is the last major insurgent stronghold around the capital. Deadly attacks in Iraq carried out by women. It is an increasing danger even with the new safeguards in place. CNN's Arwa Damon now from Baghdad.</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): These are all too familiar images in Iraq, but the nature of Monday's attacks is raising alarms. Four suicide bombings, all apparently carried out by women and all apparently designed to inflict maximum casualties among civilians. In Kirkuk, according to the police, a woman ran through a crowd of Kurds holding a demonstration, before detonating explosives, killing scores and wounding well over 100. In Baghdad, the target was a Shia religious procession and the attack was well-coordinated, as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims were marching towards the shrine, three women detonated explosives within half an hour, killing dozens, wounding many more. In the capital, it's the type of violence the government thought it had taken sufficient measures to avoid, setting up checkpoints, and conducting foot patrols to protect the pilgrims, even deploying more than 200 women specifically to search females around the Imam Kadhim Shrine, the destination of the pilgrims Monday. "Women, children and young men were killed in the explosion," this woman says. This is an insurgency that's shown its ability to exploit weakness. The female suicide bombers simply struck pilgrims in an area where they weren't being searched. The use of female suicide bombers is not new to Iraq, but recent numbers show a shocking increase. Brigadier General Kasa Mata (ph), the spokesman for the Baghdad command says, "The number of male suicide bombers started decrease so long they resorted to the cheapest tactic, and that is the use of women." According to the U.S. military, there were eight female suicide bombers in 2007. In the first seven months of 2008, there have been at least 24. They seem to have various motives. Some have links to al Qaeda and want revenge for brothers or husbands who have been killed. Others are coerced or suffer deep psychological illnesses, aggravated by years of suffering and violence. They are easily lured by promises of heavenly rewards.</s>DAMON (on camera): The last year has seen a dramatic decline in violence, so this spate of suicide bombings apparently aim at increasing sectarian tensions is a worrying development. And right now, the Iraqi security forces are just not equipped to deal with the threat posed by desperate, vulnerable women for whom life has become hopeless. Arwa Damon, CNN, Baghdad.</s>COLLINS: Sentencing today for a former NBA ref. He gambled and lost.