REBEL CROATIAN SERBS WOUND TWO CANADIAN U.N. PEACEKEEPERS

ZAGREB, Jan 3 (Hina) - A group of about 20 rebel Croatian Serbs wounded on New Year's Eve two Canadian UN peacekeepers at Kolarina in UNPA South, spraying their vehicle with 54 bullets, UN spokesman Michael Williams told reporters in Zagreb today. One soldier was hit by four or five bullets and the other was hit three times. They were taken to a military hospital at Zagreb's Pleso airport and were in stable condition, Williams said. Williams said it was one of the most serious incidents in the UN-protected areas for a long time. UN commander in former Yugoslavia Bertrand de Lapresle yesterday strongly protested about the incident to Serb negotiator Borislav Mikelic, demanding that perpetrators be punished. (hina) vm 031556 MET jan 95