STARA GRADISKA, 26 Feb (Hina) - The Hungarian IFOR troops bridged over the river Sava with a pontoon bridge in only 14 minutes Monday.
STARA GRADISKA, 26 Feb (Hina) - The Hungarian IFOR troops bridged
over the river Sava with a pontoon bridge in only 14 minutes
Monday. #L#
The bridge was opened at 8,30 a.m. at Stara Gradiska and is
220 meters long, composed of 33 pontoons, 8 meters wide and the
capacity of 60 tons.
It will serve the IFOR units and the humanitarian
organizations, said Brigadier Jozsef Ronkovics, commander of
Hungarian engineers.
A convoy of vehicles will have to be reported to the
checkpoints on both sides and the local police will give its
consent on the crossing. The bridge would not be used for civilian
traffic.
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