DESPITE INCIDENT BOSNIAK REFUGEES CONTINUE RETURN - JANOWSKI

SARAJEVO, Aug 21 (Hina) - The return of Bosniak (Muslim) refugees to villages in the municipality of Jajce, central Bosnia-Herzegovina, will continue in spite of a Wednesday incident in which two returnees were seriously injured in the explosion of hidden mines, UNHCR spokesman Kris Janowski told reporters in Sarajevo on Thursday. In the explosions, which occurred within 30 minutes, one man was deprived of his foot, while another lost a shin, Janowski said, pointing out the incident aroused additional fear among the returnees. Some stayed in their houses over the night, whereas others returned to where they came from, but we believe the majority will return today, the UNHCR spokesman said. The mayor of Jajce presented a police report to UNHCR representatives stating the mines in the Jajce villages were planted there by Serbs during the occupation. We believe this explanation is not true, Janowski said. We believe the mines were set recently, since returnees worked around their houses before and did not discover any, he added. A 90-strong group of Bosniaks decided to visit their homes in the villages of Gornja Sibenica and Donja Sibenica, despite the incidents and warnings about the possible danger of hidden mines, Janowski said. A planned return of Serb refugees to the Lukavac area in northern BH will have to be called off because refugees from Srebrenica, currently settled there, do not allow it, the UNHCR spokesman added. Visiting Lukavac two days ago, a UNHCR delegation was told by a large group of people from Srebrenica that Serbs could return only over their dead bodies. On account of such atmosphere, we assessed it is not a very good idea to return people, Janowski said, adding Lukavac would probably not become an "open town". (hina) ha jn 211617 MET aug 97