UN DENOUNCES SERB ATTACK ON CROAT CONGREGATION IN DERVENTA

( Editorial: --> 9345 ) ZAGREB, April 24 (Hina) - The UN Secretary General's special envoy, Elisabeth Rehn, on Friday denounced the Serb attack on the Croat congregation and Cardinal Vinko Puljic, which took place on Thursday in Derventa. She said security measures by the Serb police were not adequate. Rehn expressed disgust at the forceful attempts by a mob of Bosnian Serbs in preventing Cardinal Vinko Puljic holding a mass in the name of St George in Derventa, said a statement from the UN Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She said members of the International Police Task Force (IPTF) saw that some Serb police officers were in danger in the mass attack while they were professionally carrying out their duties. The UN emphasises that IPTF is currently studying the entire security measures undertaken by the local police. (hina) mrb/as 242011 MET apr 98