HAND GRENADE THROWN AT MAKARSKA DEPUTY MAYOR'S HOUSE

MAKARSKA, Aug 8 (Hina) - An explosive device that exploded in Makarska at 3.30 a.m. Thursday in front of the town's deputy mayor's house was an M-75 hand grenade thrown out of a moving car, first police reports indicate. #L# No-one was hurt in the incident, however, 12 private vehicles were damaged, of which seven with foreign registration plates. Windows on Srzic's house were also shattered. The most extensive damage was caused to a vehicle owned by a Belgian citizen currently on vacation with friends on the Adriatic. After contacting the Belgian Embassy, the foreigners decided to leave Makarska. Other car owners whose cars were damaged in the incident have decided to continue with their vacations. Damages caused to the vehicles will partially be paid for by the City Leadership and a reward of 6,750 euros has been offered to anyone who can give any leads to the discovery of the perpetrator, Makarska Mayor Ante Novak told journalists, sharply condemning this terrorist attack. Deputy Mayor Sinisa Srzic said that the attack had nothing to do with politics but was a targeted attack by various interest groups or individuals who were in conflict with the law and the town located under Mt. Biokovo who did not want rule of law but lawlessness. The Inter-Party Makarska Council stated that the terrorist attack on the home of Sinisa Srzic was an assassination attempt not only against the deputy mayor and Makarska city authorities, but a shot at all Makarska residents. The explosion last night has threatened the security of Makarska citizens and tourists, and the Council demands that the police guarantee security to citizens and tourists and find the person responsible for the attack. Guests staying at the Meteor Hotel, which is located some two hundred metres from the incident site and is accommodating some 550 mostly foreign guests, were not disturbed by the explosion nor have any guests left the hotel, the hotel's management said. The same is at Hotel Dalmacija, some three hundred metres away from the explosion, where about 430 guests are vacationing, mostly foreigners. (hina) sp lml