245 UN SOLDIERS, 32 MILITARY OBSERVERS IN SERB HANDS

SARAJEVO, May 28 (Hina) - Bosnian Serbs currently held 245 UN officers and soldiers and 32 unarmed military observers, the UN in Sarajevo said today. At least 17 military observers were still held hostages at various points which the Serbs considered as likely targets of new NATO strikes, a UN spokesman said. Bosnian Serbs yesterday seized a considerable number of UN vehicles formerly used by UN peace-keepers manning artillery depots round Sarajevo. Three APC's labelled "UN" were yesterday seen on the roads around Sarajevo, and several French light tanks were also believed to have been taken. Serbs destroyed three UN APC's garaged at a heavzy-weapons depot near the Lukavica barracks. According to spokesman Gary Coward, all such depots were now in Serb hands. At least one UN soldier was beaten up yesterday when Serbs seized the Hresa depot east of Sarajevo. A number of peace-keepers are believed to have been manhandled and threatened with death. Spokesman Alexander Ivanko said the Bosnian Serb army was behaving as a "terrorist organisation." Taking UN peace-keepers prisoner and using them as a human shield were acts of terrorism which constituted a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention. Gen. Tupert Smith explained these points of law in a letter to Gen. Mladic, the spokesman said, adding that the Hague Tribunal would be notified of these events. (hina) as 281650 MET may 95