EIGHT UNHCR OFFICIALS DETAINED IN PALE, BANJA LUKA

ZAGREB, Apr 15 (Hina) - At least eight UNHCR international staff members are under house arrest in Serb-controlled parts of Bosnia- Herzegovina, UNHCR spokesman Peter Kessler told reporters on Friday. "Our staff in Pale have been told to stay in their office, and a similar ban has been imposed on UNHCR officials in Banja Luka for several days," said Kessler. He went on to say that the Serb authorities had told the UNHCR staff that they could no longer guarantee their security. UNHCR keeps in touch with its staff through the usual telephone and radio channels, said Kessler. He stressed that the restriction of movement in Banja Luka and Pale applied only to UNHCR officials. 151229 MET apr 94