BRIDGE DAMAGED IN BLAST IN NORTHEAST BOSNIA

TUZLA, Jan 19 (Hina) - An explosion damaged a bridge a few kilometres outside Celic at a road toward Koraj, northeastern Bosnia, at about 23.00 hrs Saturday. No human losses have been reported. One fifth of the bridge in its east side was destroyed in the blast, the Stabilization Force (SFOR) said in a statement. The explosion also tore up water supplies pipes under the bridge. That's why the town of Celic is short of water. Windows of a nearby factory were broken due to the strong detonation. The bridge is located a few hundred metres of a check-point manned by Russian SFOR troops in Sector North. The SFOR and international police (IPTF) said they still did not know who had set up the explosive device and what type of explosive had been used. The IPTF are investigating the explosion. The head of Tuzla-based office for return of refugees, Fadil Banjanovic, said he believed that Serb commandos had damaged the bridge to frighten Moslem refugees and prevent them from returning to their home village of Gajevi outside Koraj, an area controlled by Bosnian Serbs. 192025 MET jan 97