U.S. EMBASSY IN SARAJEVO CONDEMNS ATTACK ON TRAVNIK CROATS

SARAJEVO, Oct 28 (Hina) - The US Embassy in Sarajevo on Tuesday strongly condemned an October 26 attack on the Domic family in the village of Nule near Travnik, central Bosnia, in which one person was killed and two were wounded. The US Embassy said in a statement that the attack, regardless of its motives, led to the intimidation of Croat families wishing to live in central Bosnia. We demand from the political leadership of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the leadership of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina to insist on the apprehension and condemnation of those responsible for this act as well as for other acts threatening the multiethnic nature of the state, the statement said. Political leaders must clearly demonstrate that they will not tolerate an atmosphere in which such events can occur, it added. The US Embassy stressed that radical elements and those resorting to violence should not be led to believe that their acts were producing results and that the basic responsibility for that lay with the political leadership who should ensure the inhabitants of Bosnia-Herzegovina to live without fear. (hina) vm 281838 MET oct 97