NO ARMED INCIDENTS IN BOSNIA IN LAST 24 HOURS - IFOR

SARAJEVO, Jan 15 (Hina) - The process of troop separation in Bosnia is proceeding according to schedule and no armed incidents have been recorded in the country in the past 24 hours, NATO-led Implementation Force officials in Sarajevo said on Monday. About 150 artillery pieces were withrawn in northern Bosnia on Sunday, and the US 2nd Brigade took over the Vis hill, a strategic point overlooking the entire Tuzla area, IFOR officials told a press conference. Russian IFOR troops have also begun deploying in the area. NATO aircraft increased the number of reconnaissance flights over the areas in which the separation of forces was taking place. Four Swedish IFOR troops were injured when their vehicle hit a land mine east of Maglaj on Sunday. Their lives are not in danger. (hina) vm 151317 MET jan 96