EXCHANGE OF POWS IN TRAVNIK AREA

USORA, May 14 (Hina) - The Bosnian army and Serb forces exchanged prisoners-of-war at a frontline in the Travnik area (60 km N.W. of Sarajevo). The exchange was witnessed by British UNPROFOR members. The Serb side released 22 defenders of Usora (12 Croats and 20 Moslems) in exchange for 30 Serbs and four bodies of killed Serb soldiers. According to the prisoners' testimonies, they were mistreated and forced to do manual labour in the immediate vicinity of the Usora defence line. Eleven of the prisoners, who have sustained serious wounds, will be urgently evacuated to Croatia. According to the Usora-based Croatian Defence Council (HVO), Serb forces pounded the villages of Sivska, Alibegovci and Ularice and HVO defence positions with mortar and tank fire on Friday. 141519 MET may 94