SFOR CONFIRMS ATTACK ON RETURNEES NEAR GACKO

SARAJEVO, Sept 10 (Hina) - An investigation carried out by the local police force in cooperation with the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) has confirmed that a group of Bosniak returnees to the village of Fazlagica Kula near Gacko (south-eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina) was attacked with mortar shells three days ago, SFOR spokesman Jacques Poitras told reporters in Sarajevo on Friday. Poitras said the attackers were most probably using 60-mm shells, adding additional measures were being taken to find the perpetrators and prevent similar incidents. A group of 50 Bosniak refugees returned ten days ago to the completely destroyed village Falzagica Kula in the Bosnian Serb entity. SFOR soldiers had previously made a security check-up in the field before their return. There had been no incidents before this attack but the presence of SFOR troops was increased in the area after the incident. It took the SFOR two days to check the fi