BUS TRAFFIC IN SARAJEVO NOT TO BE RESTORED UNLESS SERBS PROVIDE SA

SA $ FETY GUARANTEES SARAJEVO, Feb 15 (Hina) - Bus traffic between central Sarajevo and the Serb-held suburb of Ilidza was stopped after two persons were wounded in yesterday's small-arms attack on a bus travelling between the two parts of the city. The municipal authorities wanted additional safety guarantees before they restored bus-lines between central Sarajevo and Ilidza, UNHCR spokesman Chris Janowski told a press conference in Sarajevo today. #L# The UNHCR had already asked the international Implementation Force (IFOR) to provide an escort for the buses, but IFOR rejected the request, saying that it was not part of their mandate. There were two American IFOR soldiers in the bus that was attacked yesterday, but IFOR spokesman Thomas Moyer said that they had only been monitoring the situation. According to reports from the Sarajevo Police, four bullets had been fired from small arms on the bus. It was not possible, however, to carry out the full investigation of the incident since the Serb police had prevented access even to IFOR representatives. IFOR spokesman Marc Rayner confirmed that the fire had been fired from the same place in Ilidza from which it had been opened on IFOR vehicles on several previous occasions. (hina) rm jn 151443 MET feb 96