SERBS CONTINUE FIERCE ATTACKS ON BIHAC, CAZIN IN WEST BOSNIA

ZAGREB, Nov 16 (Hina) - The Bosnian government army and Serb forces today continued fierce fighting in the Bihac pocket, west Bosnia, UN Zagreb headquarters said. Intense clashes were reported along the front line between the strategic Grabez plateu and the village of Ripac. The frontline is less than seven kilometres from Bihac and the UN feared Serb forces would attack the town itself. UN observers also registered the severe shelling of Cazin, which they said most likely came from Serb-held parts of Croatia. But the UN was unable to confirm the report because of limited UN movement in the area. The Bosnian embassy in Zagreb said rebel Croatian Serb forces in the UNPA this morning attacked Velika Kladusa and Bihac with long-range heavy artillery and multiple-barrel rocket launchers. The Bosnian army Fifth Corps said several missiles hit Bihac town overnight and fierce Serb infantry attacks from occupied Croatian areas were continuing. (hina) mm sd vm 161206 MET nov 94