EUROPEAN UNION ON RECENT INCIDENTS IN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, 6 June (Hina) - On Tuesday night, 4 June, vehicles bearing Herzeg-Bosnian license plates had been stoned on two occasions while travelling along the Boulevard road, which runs through the suburb of Donja Mahala, at the southern exit from the city, which is controlled by the Bosniac-Muslim authorities, aide to the spokesman for the Western European police in Mostar, Pedro Azevedo told a press conference today. No one was hurt in the incident and the vehicles were slightly damaged. #L# Two groups of criminals entered an armed conflict Monday night in the central street in eastern Mostar, Azevedo said. Several gunshots were fired, wounding a passer-by. Eastern Mostar police were still investigating the case, Azevedo said. He also recalled an incident which happened on 31 May in the afternoon, when some 30 eastern Mostar residents gathered on the Boulevard road and staged a protest, which stopped traffic for some two hours. The reason for the protest was the arrest of two eastern Mostar residents by the western Mostar police that morning. Several hours after the arrest, the two prisoners were released, Azevedo said. He added he hoped that the incidents would not hamper the elections which are scheduled for June 30 this year. (hina) rm mm 061842 MET jun 96