BRUSSELS, March 14 (Xinhuanet) -- The UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague formally closed the four-year trial of Slobodan Milosevic on Tuesday following the weekend death of the former Yugoslavian president.

    According to reports from the The Hague, presiding Judge Patrick Robinson said at a short hearing at the chamber "His (Slobodan Milosevic) death terminates these proceedings." The hearing lasted only two minutes.

    "An order will be issued shortly terminating the proceedings," Robinson said before leaving the chamber.

    The 64-year-old former president was found dead on Saturday morning in his cell at The Hague-based UN court.

    U.N. war crimes tribunal spokeswoman Alexandra Milenov said on Sunday that an autopsy revealed Milosevic had died of a heart attack. Enditem