Bosnian Serb cousins found guilty of arson killings

THE HAGUE, July 20 (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb cousins Milan and Sredoje Lukic were convicted by the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal on Monday of crimes involving the burning alive and killing of Bosnian Muslims during the 1992-1995 war.

Milan Lukic, 41, who prosecutors said led a Serb paramilitary group known as the "White Eagles" or "Avengers", was sentenced to life in prison for the burning and killing of at least 119 Bosnians in two separate incidents in June 1992.

Sredoje Lukic, 48, who prosecutors said was also a member of the unit, was given 30 years imprisonment. The court ruled it had not been proved that he was present at one of the attacks.

Both men had pleaded not guilty to all charges and said they were not present in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad at the time of the crimes.

"The perpetration by Milan Lukic and Sredoje Lukic of crimes in this case is characterised by a callous and vicious disregard for human life," Judge Patrick Robinson said, reading the verdict. (Reporting by Aaron Gray-Block, editing by Tim Pearce)