ISLAMIC FRONT EL MUDJEHEDIN THREATENS TO KILL POPE

ZAGREB, June 6 (Hina) - The Catholic Press Agency (IKA) and Hina on Friday received two e-mail messages with the same content, signed by the Islamic Front el Mudjehedin, threatening the murder of Pope John Paul II during his current visit to Croatia. #L# Zinka Bardic, spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry, told Hina the police estimated that the safety of the Pope, his entourage and the faithful was not threatened at all. The police are looking for and taking all measures to locate the sender of the message, Bardic said. The sender - the Islamic Front el Mudjehedin - says the message is sent in the name of Allah and threatens to kill the Pope during his visit to, as it says, the Ustasha-Fascist country when he least expects it. The message arrived at IKA this morning, while Hina received it at 17:05 hours. The e-mail, entitled "message to infidels", was sent by an Ali Muhammed from the address muslim@bosnia.ba. "By all indications, the message was sent from abroad and we have requested international police assistance and have been cooperating with Croatian security services as well," Bardic said. Pope John Paul II on Thursday arrived for a five-day visit to Croatia, the third in the last nine years. (hina) rml sb