THREE MUSLIM HOUSES IN STOLAC AREA BURNED

( Editorial: --> 4413 ) MOSTAR, Apr 3 (Hina) - Three Bosniak (Muslim) houses have been burned in Stolac Municipality, south-western Bosnia-Herzegovina, but no one has been injured, United Nations spokeswoman for southern BH Kelly Moore said Friday. Two houses were burned in Stolac and one in the nearby village of Potlacici, Moore said, adding the arson took place in the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Seventeen mostly Muslim houses have been either demolished or burned in the Stolac area since March 26, Moore said, emphasising these houses were intended for the accommodation of returnees. We took these incidents in Stolac very seriously, the UN spokeswoman said. She expects local police to prevent such occurrences and arrest the perpetrators. Moore assessed as unbelievable that police were unable to find the perpetrators in such a small town as Stolac. She expects that a mixed police will patrol all villages in the municipality intended for the return of displaced persons. (hina) ha 031232 MET apr 98