FIERCE FIGHTING ON THE EDGE OF BIHAC SAFE ZONE

SARAJEVO, Nov 15 (Hina) - UN military observers today reported heavy fighting near the Moslem-held town of Bihac in western Bosnia. Serb infantry forces, backed by heavy artillery fire, were attacking Skocaj, a village three to four kilometres south of Bihac on the edge of the UN-designated safe zone, UN spokesman Koos Sol told a Sarajevo press conference. The intensity of attacks was such that UN military observers had to withdraw from the area. UN sources also reported continued fighting on the Grabez plateau, saying that Serb forces managed to retake most of the area lost in recent battles but that the Bosnian government army still controlled certain strategic points of the plateau. Sol said Serbs today resumed shelling the Tuzla safe zone in northeastern Bosnia, with at least one artillery shell landing close to the Tuzla Hotel. Sarajevo radio said the attack killed one person and wounded two. Occasional detonations and small arms fire were heard in central Sarajevo throughout the day. The UN believed it was a usual exchange of fire along the lines of separation between the Bosnian army and Serb forces. (hina) jn vm 151950 MET nov 94