DISTURBING INCIDENT IN GORAZDE

ZAGREB, June 14 (Hina) - Some 150 Moslems Monday morning crossed onto the eastern bank of the Drina River in Gorazde and conflict with armed Serbs was avoided thanks to the UNPROFOR mediation, UNPROFOR spokesman in Zagreb Matthew Nerzig told a news conference on Tuesday. "The Moslems crossed the river to reap the crop on their fields," Nerzig said. "They passed the UNPROFOR checkpoint and then came accross a group of armed Serbs who live in this area. The subsequent arrival of another 15 to 20 armed Serbs further complicated the situation," Nerzig said. After an UNPROFOR official talked with both sides, the Serbs left the 3-km exclusion zone and the Moslems returned to the right bank of the Drina. Nerzig described yesterday's incident as "disturbing" because of the presence of armed Serbs within the 3-km exclusion zone. 141446 MET jun 94