COMMEMORATION CELEBRATES BREAKTHROUGH FROM JASENOVAC CAMP

( Editorial: --> 7888 ) JASENOVAC, Apr 19 (Hina) - A commemoration was held in Jasenovac Sunday to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the last prisoners' breakthrough from the local World War Two concentration camp about 80 kilometres south-east of Zagreb. The commemoration was organised by the Alliance of Anti-Fascist Fighters of Croatia, and was attended by delegations of the Croatian President, the Croatian National Parliament and Government and the local Sisacko-Moslavacka County, as well as by prisoners who survived, a delegation of fighters from Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, religious communities, political parties and the Association of Croatian Homeland War Veterans. After a minute of silence in honour of the death camp's victims, Croatian President envoys Janko Bobetko and Slobodan Lang lay wreaths from President Franjo Tudjman and the Parliament in the crypt of monuments. Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic and Education and Sports Minister Bozidar Pugelnik lay wreaths on behalf of the Government. Wreaths were also laid by delegations of the Sisacko-Moslavacka County, the Jewish Municipality of Zagreb and the coordination of Jewish municipalities of Croatia, the Serb Council, the Association of Romanies of Croatia, anti-fascist fighters of Slovenia and Bosnia and the Association of Croatian War Veterans. (hina) ha 191913 MET apr 98