U.N. REPORTS INCIDENT IN WEST MOSTAR

SARAJEVO, Nov 30 (Hina) - A conflict between a small group of civilians and international police occurred in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar on Friday night, the UN in Sarajevo said on Saturday. The incident took place at 22.00 hours during a search of a car at a checkpoint manned by NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) troops and international police in Croat-controlled west Mostar, UN spokesman Alexander Ivanko told a press conference. Police found a gun in the vehicle and seized it. Later on, the owner turned up to claim his gun back, but Spanish IFOR troops refused to do it. After that, a dozen civilians tried to break into the station of the International Police Task Force, and when their attempt failed they overturned a UN-marked vehicle. Ivanko stressed that the incident happened in front of local police who did nothing to stop the violence. The crowd dispersed two hours after midnight. (hina) vm 301407 MET nov 96