POLICE SATISFIED WITH BEHAVIOUR OF CROATIAN FANS DURING FRANCE '98

( Editorial: --> 8028 ) ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - Interior Minister Ivan Penic on Thursday received a group of Croatian police officers who had taken part in security for the football World Cup in France. Apart from French police, the France '98 security system included police officers from countries taking part in the event as part of measures for football fans. The Croatian police group monitored and surveyed the behaviour of Croatian fans during the country's matches in Lens, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris. The leader of the seven-member group, Croatian Interior Ministry operational duties head Marijan Tomorad, told Minister Penic that during the championship there had been some recorded incidents involving individual Croatian fans. But overall their behaviour outside the stadiums and during the matches was "fantastic", Tomorad said. Penic thanked the police officers for their work and recalled they had a responsibility both to help French police and Croatian fans in trouble. He said that the Croatian police group had been praised by their French colleagues as one of the best. (Hina) mbr jn 161405 MET jul 98