SERB ATTACKS IN ZADAR HINTERLAND CEASE BEFORE MIDNIGHT

ZADAR, Nov 17 (Hina) - Between 16:30 hours and midnight on Tuesday, Serb irregular forces fired more than fifty artillery shells on the northern part of the Zadar war zone as well as on the villages of Paljuv, Novigrad and Kasic. Pristeg was targeted by anti-aircraft cannon fire, said the Croatian Army command in Zadar on Wednesday morning. Shortly before midnight, Croatian defence forces prevented a Serb commando group from entering the Ravni Kotari area. The Croatian side had no casualties whereas several Serb commandoes were knocked out of action. The Zadar area was calm after midnight. The Croatian Army command lodged a protest with UNPROFOR over the attacks. In the Sinj area, Serb troops opened anti-aircraft cannon fire on Vucipolje at 20:00 hours. The Sibenik area was quiet overnight. 171756 MET nov 93