EXPLOSIVE DEVICE THROWN AT MOSTAR FRANCISCAN MONASTERY MOSTAR, 8 Oct (Hina) - About 9 p.m. last night, an explosive device was thrown into the yard of the Franciscan monastery in western Mostar. The device was thrown from the
direction of the Boulevard road, which is dividing the city into western and eastern Mostar, the monastery's guardian Friar Ivan Sevo said. The detonation damaged the windows on the building, but no one was hurt.
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE THROWN AT MOSTAR FRANCISCAN MONASTERY
MOSTAR, 8 Oct (Hina) - About 9 p.m. last night, an explosive device
was thrown into the yard of the Franciscan monastery in western
Mostar. The device was thrown from the direction of the Boulevard
road, which is dividing the city into western and eastern Mostar,
the monastery's guardian Friar Ivan Sevo said. The detonation
damaged the windows on the building, but no one was hurt. #L#
Western Mostar police, mixed police patrols and western
European police arrived at the site immediately.
'They were all surprised about the incident and the fact
that the monastery was the target, although it is known that during
the war the monastery helped many people, regardless of their
religion or ethnic background', Sevo said.
WESTERN EUROPEAN POLICE SPOKESMAN ON MOSTAR INCIDENT
MOSTAR, 8 Oct (Hina) - Last night's explosion in the yard of the
Franciscan monastery in western Mostar was a serious incident,
spokesman for Western European police in Mostar, Howard Fox, said
Tuesday. The explosion site was visited last night by the members
of the Spanish IFOR brigade. #L#
Fox said he hoped that such incidents would stop.
Western European police in Mostar are to hand over their
authority to the International Police Task Force (IPTF) on 14
October.
PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES GENERAL JACQUES KLEIN
ZAGREB, 8 Oct (Hina) - Croatia wants the process of peaceful
reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area into the country's
legal and constitutional system to be completed in line with the
agreed schedule, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman said during
today's meeting with the Transitional Administrator in eastern
Slavonia, General Jacques Klein, a statement from the President's
office said Tuesday. #L#
Strong pressure was being exerted by 80,000 displaced
persons, the Croatian public and the Parliament, Tudjman said,
adding the process of peaceful reintegration had to be completed in
line with the schedule.
General Klein informed Tudjman about the further course of
peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area and in
particular about the forthcoming implementation of pilot-projects
on the return of displaced persons, the arrival of Croatian customs
officers on all border crossings in the area and his talks with the
Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.
Expressing satisfaction with his cooperation with General
Klein, President Tudjman said he wanted the UNTAES mandate to be
completed successfully.
Present at the talks at President Tudjman's side were also
Chief-Of-Staff Ivo Sanader, Foreign Minister Mate Granic, Vice
Premier and representative in the Transitional Administration,
Ivica Kostovic and Sanader's deputy, Vesna Skare-Ozbolt.
CRO LOWER HOUSE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE SUPPORTS DENATIONALIZATION
BILL
ZAGREB, 8 Oct (Hina) - The House of Representatives Committee for
Legislation on Tuesday supported the adoption of a final bill on
denationalization. It also adopted some 70 amendments to the bill,
including a proposal on the change of the name of the bill into the
Final Bill on compensation for property nationalized during
Yugoslav Communist rule. #L#
The bill relates to the property which was nationalized
from 15 May, 1945 (also before that date for confiscated property)
until mid June 1991, Vladimir Seks (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ)
said.
Explaining the amendments relating to confiscated property,
Seks said that such property should be returned to its owners, and
if not possible, the owner should receive indemnity, either in
money or bonds.
Only inheritors of the first hereditary line are entitled
to compensation. Movables of artistic or cultural value would be
returned to their former owners for ownership, but not for
possession. The property, which on the basis of special regulations
has become the property of legal persons from the areas of health
care, social care, culture, science, power industry, sport and
other public services, would not be returned.
The amendments also propose that the law take effect on 1
January 1997.
The bill on denationalization has been in parliamentary
procedure for almost six months. It has already been supported by
the House of Counties.
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