Karadzic shuns war crimes trial, court to proceed

* Radovan Karadzic boycotts start of trial

* Court says considering appointing counsel

(Adds judge quotes, detail)

THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to attend the start of his war crimes trial on Monday, and judges said they could appoint a lawyer to represent him if he failed to show up again.

Karadzic, who has denied all 11 war crimes charges arising from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including genocide, is representing himself and had threatened to boycott the start of the trial, saying he needed more to time to prepare. [ID:nLN116792]

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