MISSING BRITISH REPORTERS FOUND IN GOOD HEALTH

( Editorial: --> 5441 ) MOSTAR, March 1 (Hina) - Two British reporters who were reported missing on Saturday in south Bosnia-Herzegovina were found in good health the same night. The reporters, Jeffrey Pickett and Michael Grimes, were found Saturday night near the town of Buna (near Mostar) without any injuries, but visible signs of exhaustion caused by long wondering in the nearby hills, the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Interior Ministry said. An investigation revealed that the two reporters were met by three unidentified persons in a black Mercedes or BMW. They assaulted Pickett and Grimes and took their camera and video tapes. The reporters then ran off into the hills and wondered about until they arrived on the M17 highway and made their way towards Mostar. On route they were rescued by Mostar police Saturday night. An investigation into the assault on the two reporters is ongoing. The reporters were taping private houses, the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton police said. (hina) lm 011531 MET mar 98