More than 10,000 people , mostly civilians , perished . NEW : Alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic gestures an apparent threat to victims in court . The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity for the Srebrenica massacre during a trial at The Hague on Tuesday. Prosecutors accuse him of setting out to drive people from their homes . The ex-general faces 11 counts of genocide , war crimes and crimes against humanity . Nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered in Srebrenica .
NEW : Alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic gestures an apparent threat to victims in court . The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity for the Srebrenica massacre during a trial at The Hague on Tuesday. Prosecutors accuse him of setting out to drive people from their homes . The ex-general faces 11 counts of genocide , war crimes and crimes against humanity . Nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered in Srebrenica .