KUPRES CROATS OBSTRUCT RETURN OF SERBS

( Editorial: --> 5360 ) KUPRES, Feb 28 (Hina) - Croats in Kupres gathered on Saturday to protest against a visit of a group of Serbs to the town. A group of Serbs visited Kupres (western Bosnia-Herzegovina) last week accompanied by international police and members of the Stabilisation Force (SFOR). They entered flats inhabited by Croats an verbally abused and provoked them. Offended by such conduct, Croats decided not to allow Serbs visit the town again, who were to visit Kupres under the organisation of a tourist agency. The gathered Croats carried banners with messages protesting against those who had devastated Kupres in 1992, determined not to allow the visit to be carried through. (hina) lm 282036 MET feb 98