SARAJEVO, 11 May (Hina) - A group of seven persons, wearing military uniforms, surrendered yesterday to the U.S. IFOR units in Bosnia-Herzegovina, IFOR officials in Sarajevo confirmed today.
SARAJEVO, 11 May (Hina) - A group of seven persons, wearing
military uniforms, surrendered yesterday to the U.S. IFOR units in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, IFOR officials in Sarajevo confirmed today. #L#
IFOR spokesman Max Marriner said that the exact identity of
the seven soldiers had still not been established. The group had
been handed over to the Bosnian Serb civil police in Zvornik,
eastern Bosnia, on the Bosnian-Serbian border. It is supposed that
the arrested are Muslims, but their identity has still not been
confirmed.
The Bosnian Serb media reported that a 'terrorist group' had
been captured, but IFOR representatives could not confirm that the
soldiers were armed.
Spokesman Marriner said that the group was handed over to the
local police in Zvornik because it had been discovered on the
territory of the Bosnian Serb entity. Spokesman for the
international police in Sarajevo, Peter Swenson, said that U.N.
representatives would supervise the treatment of the prisoners.
An armed incident happened last night on the separation line
between the two entities in the Sarajevo suburb of Dobrinja,
Swenson said. Three hand grenades had been thrown on a vehicle from
the Bosniac side. The incident caused no serious consequences and
an investigation is under way.
Two meetings which are to determine the separation line were
announced for next week. The meetings are to be mediated by IFOR
and international peace coordinator Carl Bildt's office.
The United Nations relief agency UNHCR yesterday re-
established regular bus lines between Sarajevo and Lukavica, a
suburb within the Bosnian Serb entity. Buses are full and traffic
is running without difficulties, a UNHCR spokesman said. The buses,
painted in white, are escorted by UNHCR vehicles along the way.
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