SERBS OPEN MORTAR FIRE AT IGMAN ROAD

SARAJEVO, April 4 (Hina) - There were 488 armed incidents in the wider Sarajevo area yesterday and overnight, UN Protection Force headquarters in Sarajevo reported on Tuesday. UN officials described as most serious incidents the fire exchange between the Bosnian Army and Serbs in the vicinity of Vrbanja Bridge, the Sarajevo downtown, and Serb attacks on the road via Mount Igman. A UN spokesman, Herve Gourmelon, said that Serbs, stationed in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza, last night launched at least three mortar shells at the Igman road, which was also exposed to fire from an anti-aircraft 20-mm cannon, a not allowed weapon in the heavy-arms exclusion zone around the Bosnian capital. UN military observers could find out where was exactly the locality of the mortar and the cannon. The UN spokesman said that the Serbs had put the heavy weapons inside a densely inhabited area, so that in the event of any resolute response of UN Protection Force to the Serb fire civilians might be jeopardized. The road via Mount Igman is a part of the 'blue route' which presents the only land connection between the Serb-besieged Sarajevo and the world. (hina) mm mms 041444 MET apr 95