SECURITY SITUATION IN CENTRAL BOSNIA REPORTED DETERIORATING

TRAVNIK, Feb 19 (Hina) - Prefect and Deputy Prefect of Central Bosnian Canton, Ivan Saric and Adnan Terzic, on Wednesday voiced concern about deteriorated security situation in the area. The gravest event happened on February 15 when unidentified persons killed a 72-year old Croat, Fabijan Babic, in the Travnik outskirts of Sipovik, and burnt down the house where the late Babic had been and when they had set an anti-tank mine next to the house of Vlado Babic. Fortunately all six members of Vlado Babic's family survived. Saric and Terzic demanded a thorough and quick investigation of the terrorist act. The also demanded from the Canton government and relevant ministries an urgent analysis of the security situation in the Central Bosnian Canton. Saric and Terzic reiterated that the canton had a special system of administration based on the principle of parity. They cautioned that further deterioration of the security situation would be dangerous for the development of the canton and thus of the Croat-Moslem Federation. "We are determined to use all our strength and constitutional powers in order that the political and security situation may be stabilized and all perpetrators of terrorist and other criminal acts may be brought to justice," Central Bosnian Canton Prefect and Deputy Prefect said. (hina) jn mš 191927 MET feb 97