IPTF WARNS ABOUT PROVOCATION IN WESTERN BOSNIA

( Editorial: --> 2836 ) SARAJEVO, Feb 18 (Hina) - The International Police Task Force has received complaints on attacks and provocation inflicted upon supporters of the Democratic National Union (DNZ), a party headed by Fikret Abdic. During the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Abdic's units fought against the army of BH in the west of the country. UN spokesman in Sarajevo Aleksandar Ivanko Wednesday said in Sarajevo that the IPTF knew of three incidents which took place in Velika Kladusa over the past two days. On Monday unknown persons fired hand rocket launcher missiles at the houses of two DNZ supporters, while a third party supporter was yesterday insulted and attacked at the Velika Kladusa market. All victims believe these attacks were politically motivated and we will closely follow the investigation initiated by local police, Ivanko told reporters. The UN spokesman voiced the concern of the UN mission in Bosnia over frequent arsons around Drvar, western Bosnia, where at least ten houses have been burned down since early February. Three other houses have been burned down in the last two days, to which one legal owner was on the point of moving in, Ivanko said. (hina) ha mm 181442 MET feb 98