SERIUS INCIDENTS NEAR DOBOJ AND IN CENTRAL BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, 3 August (Hina) - A representative of IFOR in Sarajevo confirmed that a pontoon bridge at the Usora diver near Doboj had been damaged in an explosion at about 0600 HRS on Saturday. According to Major Bratt Boudreau, the bridge is seriously damaged but it can still be used for pedestrian traffic. The bridge, located on the Serb entity, closed to the demarcation line, is one of the most important facilities on the Sarajevo- Maglaj-Doboj road. IFOR Spokesman Patrick Swenson warned today that tensions were growing in the areas of čelebići and Koraja, following an incident on Friday when local Serbs killed one Bosniak and beat up another. Both men were working in their fields near the former confrontation line, inside the Serb entity. Judging that such incidents could cause heightening of tensions, IFOR commanders organized negotiations between local Serb and Bosniak authorities Friday and stepped up patrols by IFOR and the international police force. According to Patrick Swenson, there is no doubt that the incidents are connected to growing tensions ahead of general elections. nj (Hina) 031536 MET aug 96