SITUATION CRITICAL FOR CIVILIANS AND UN TROOPS IN BIHAC

SARAJEVO, Dec 8 (Hina) - Front lines remained stable in western Bosnia in the past 24 hours, although Bosnian Serbs were on the offensive, the UN in Sarajevo said today. The Bihac villages of Vedro Poljue, Klokot and Izacic, as well as Velika Kladusa, came under heavy fire. Serbs were strengthening their positions in the safe zone south of Bihac. Serbs were shelling Bihac from Mt Pljesivica (in occupied Croatia), according to Sarajevo radio. The shelling went on all night, and the Serb infantry attempted advances on Bosanska Krupa and Velika Kladusa this morning, the radio said. Civilians and peace-keepers in Bihac were in the same boat, UN spokesman in Sarajevo Jan-Dirk Von Merveldt said today. He warned that if Bangladeshi troops were left without supplies, they wouldn't be able to protect the Bihac hospital for much longer. (hina) jn as sd 081413 MET dec 94