UNIDENTIFIED TRUCK ATTACKS PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY OUTSIDE MOSTAR

MOSTAR, 2 Dec (Hina) - The International Police Task Force (IPTF) command for the Mostar area this morning reported about an incident which happened yesterday afternoon at 4.30 p.m. on a road between Mostar airport Ortijes and the town of Capljina. The incident happened while Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, Federation President Kresimir Zubak and the head of the OSCE mission in Bosnia, Robert Frowick, were travelling in a convoy along the road. #L# The three officials were to travel by plane from Ortijes airport to Split, but due to bad weather, the flight was cancelled and they started towards Split in a convoy. While the convoy was moving along the road toward the Croatian border crossing of Metkovic, a truck bearing Herzeg-Bosnian license plates tried to enter the line of vehicles several times. In one moment, the truck got near to an OSCE security vehicle which was at the end of the line and hit it three times. The OSCE vehicle was carrying Frowick's daughter, the report said. OSCE security members opened fire at the truck after which it stopped by the road. The convoy continued its journey toward the border crossing of Metkovic, where customs officials were informed about the incident. Part of OSCE security returned to Mostar and informed local police forces about the incident. The incident was also reported to the IPTF command for the Mostar area. (hina) rm 021312 MET dec 96