CRO DEFENSE MINISTER CONDEMNS MOSTAR INCIDENT

ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Croatian Defense Minister Gojko Susak, currently recovering at Zagreb's Nova Bolnica hospital, where he was visited by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman in the afternoon, made a statement to Croatian Television on Saturday commenting on a recent car-bomb explosion in Mostar and its consequences . Minister Susak condemned the incident "as an act of terrorism regardless of and without prejudging who did it". The defense minister called on Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina not to answer provocations, but to continue with the project started by them, Croatia and the international community in building the Bosnian Federation. Susak also spoke about his health condition. After a successful surgery in Boston a week ago, certain complications appeared, he said. "My temperature rose, the recovery lasted longer than expected, but at this moment I think the worst is over and I feel quite well", Minister Susak said. (hina) ha 202041 MET sep 97