FIVE CIVILIANS DIE IN TUZLA

ZAGREB, Aug 4 (Hina) - Five civilians were killed in Tuzla on Wednesday when Bosnian Serb forces fired 12 shells at the northern- Bosnian town, an UNPROFOR news conference in Zagreb was told today. UNPROFOR spokesman Paul Risley reported increased military activities throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina, particularly in Vares (30 km N. of Sarajevo) and around the northern-Bosnian corridor, where UNPROFOR recorded 1,000 detonations yesterday. Bosnian Serbs twice attempted to seize arms from the arsenals within the Sarajevo exclusion zone but were stopped by French UNPROFOR troops, Risley said. Risley was asked about an article published in the Italian daily La Repubblica. The article was quoting UNPROFOR Commander in Bosnia-Herzegovina Gen. Michael Rose, who reportedly said he had been ordered by the UN Secretary-General to withdraw his troops from Bosnia within three months. Risley said there must have been some mistake in translating Gen. Rose's words. (hina) mar as sd 041736 MET aug 94