NATO JETS HIT SIX SERB BUNKERS OUTSIDE SARAJEVO

ZAGREB, May 26 (Hina) - Six bunkers were destroyed in this morning's NATO air strike against a Serb weapons depot near Pale outside Sarajevo, a UN envoy said. "This morning at 0800 hours, I took the decision to authorize further air action by NATO, which now has resulted in the destruction of six additional bunkers at the Pale depot," the special representative of the UN secretary general, Yasushi Akashi, said in a statement. Following yesterday's limited air attack on the ammunition dump at Pale, which was authorized after Serbs failed to return for artillery pieces to a UN weapons collection point, Serb forces opened fire on five safe areas, he said. Akashi stressed that "the purpose of these actions is to restore the integrity of the Sarajevo heavy weapons agreement and respect for the safety of civilians so that the political process can be resumed." He urged the parties to the conflict to reject the military option and resume peaceful dialogue. (hina) jn vm 261542 MET may 95