AMERICAN LABORATORY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF WAR VICTIMS

SPLIT, Mar 16 (Hina) - Laboratory for identification of the victims of war using DNA molecules was opened today at the Department of Pathology in the Split Clinical Hospital, attended by Prefect of the Split-Dalmatia County Kruno Peronja. The delivery of the American laboratory was marked by the arrival of several renowned American experts headed by Dr. Michael M.Baden, director of Laboratory for Forensic Medicine in the state of New York. They are to identify 20 bodies of HVO defenders who were killed almost two years ago in the clashes with JNA units near Kupres (under Serb control, 100km west of Sarajevo). Dr.Baden participated in the investigation on the killing of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Croatian emigrants in US collected a portion of the money for the equipment with considerable help from the American goodwill society "Americares". The laboratory will also be used for clarifying criminal cases, detection of genetic disorders and other diagnosis. 162034 MET mar 94