$ UC SARAJEVO, 7 Nov (Hina) - Members of the International Police Task Force (IPTF) is Bosnia yesterday carried out an investigation into the burning of a larger number of abandoned houses in the area of Kljuc (Federation territory,
under Muslim control). UN spokesman Alex Ivanko stated in Sarajevo today that the houses had been set afire two days ago. Two houses were burnt to the ground and several others were damaged, Ivanko said, adding that the houses had probably been set on fire. The investigation proved that five Bosniac police officers, who were spotted at the site of the incident, were not participating in setting the houses on fire, but were investigating the causes of the fire.
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SARAJEVO, 7 Nov (Hina) - Members of the International Police Task
Force (IPTF) is Bosnia yesterday carried out an investigation into
the burning of a larger number of abandoned houses in the area of
Kljuc (Federation territory, under Muslim control).
UN spokesman Alex Ivanko stated in Sarajevo today that the
houses had been set afire two days ago. Two houses were burnt to
the ground and several others were damaged, Ivanko said, adding
that the houses had probably been set on fire. The investigation
proved that five Bosniac police officers, who were spotted at the
site of the incident, were not participating in setting the houses
on fire, but were investigating the causes of the fire. #L#
Ivanko further said that IPTF was dissatisfied because the
western Mostar police refused joint patrols with IPTF officers.
IPTF commissioner Peter Fitzgerald sent a special message to
the Federation Interior Minister Avdo Hebib and his deputy Jozo
Leutar, asking that all members of special police units, as well as
armed civilian guards be removed from western Mostar by 12
November.
Ivanko did not give any details about the civilian guards, but
stressed that Fitzgerald had announced that, in case his request
was not fulfilled, he would inform IFOR about it and ask that
certain measures be taken.
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