EAST CROATIAN TOWN OF SLAVONSKI SAMAC HIT BY SEVERAL SHELLS

SLAVONSKI BROD, Nov 8 (Hina) - Serb aggressors, situated on the occupied Bosnian right bank of the Sava River, fired 12 shells from a multi-barrel rocket launcher at the eastern Croatian town of Slavonski Samac at about 21:00 hrs last night. Slavonski Samac had come suddenly under Serb fire at 20:30 hrs last night when it was hit by several artillery rounds, Croatian border police said. The shelling left no casualties and the citizens were in shelters, the County information centre and the Croatian border police reported. The eastern Croatian towns of Zupanja, Bosnjaci and Babina Greda on Monday evening were pounded with shells fired by the Serb forces across the Sava River. No reports on casualties or material damage were issued last night. The citizens of the towns have been on alert for a thousand days because of the aggression of Serb forces, situated in the occupied part of northern Bosnia. (hina) mms 081022 MET nov 94