186 KILLED BOSNIAKS GIVEN FUNERAL IN MOSTAR

( Editorial: --> 2690 ) MOSTAR, May 9 (Hina) - A funeral was given in east Mostar Saturday for 186 Bosniak civilians killed in Croat-Moslem conflicts in 1993 and 1994. The remains were exhumed from several graves in the Mostar and Capljina area. Out of the total, 133 persons have been identified. Expressing condolences, Mostar's Mayor Safet Orucevic said that at these moments when the past catches up with us, we have to think and speak about the future. The future of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Mostar is sure, he said, and called on tolerance and the establishment of trust. Crimes cannot be forgotten, in order that they may never be repeated again, Orucevic said. Co-chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Haris Silajdzic told reporters that these victims were the "victims of Fascist aggression". We now have to work on the return of refugees. "If it happens, and things are progressing in that direction, then Bosnia will once again return to its original multi-ethnic structure, and fascism will be conquered. If not, fascism has conquered," Silajdzic said. (hina) lm 091721 MET may 98