SERS DENY CLEARANCE TO 25 UN RELIEF AND SUPPLY CONVOYS

SARAJEVO, May 13 (Hina) - Bosnian Serb authorities today denied clearance to all UN supply and relief convoys, the UN in Sarajevo said today. The UN was planning to dispatch 25 convoys to various parts of Bosnia, but none of them was allowed by Pale, a spokesman said. Pale also rejected a request for the medical evacuation of seriously wounded and sick people from Gorazde, including a 17- year-old legless hepatitis B patient. A request by the Medecins Sans Frontieres organisation which was planning to dispatch a shipment of medical supplies and drugs to Gorazde was also denied. According to a UN spokesman, it was getting increasingly difficult for UN military personnel to cross Serb checkpoints in the Sarajevo area. (hina) as 131325 MET may 95