CENTRAL BOSNIA CANTON INTERIOR MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT ON HARASSMENT

HARASSMENT $ OF CROATS TRAVNIK, Aug 5 (Hina) - The Interior Ministry of the Central Bosnia Canton on Tuesday issued a statement pointing out instances of harassment of Croats and destruction of Croat property in said Canton. The most serious instance, according to the statement, took place in the Croat village of Jankovici (Travnik suburb) yesterday at 06.30 hours, when 65-year-old Marica Solomun was the victim of a mine explosion. The mine, hung on the outer doorknob of Solomun's house during the night before, exploded as the woman stepped out of the house, the statement said. Solomun suffered heavy injuries to her legs and stomach, the statement said, adding she had been transferred to the Travnik hospital. The Interior Ministry pointed out another incident which took place in the Bosniak-controlled village of Tjesilo on 3 August, when five tomb-stones on a Catholic cemetery were broken, and insulting graffiti appeared in the chapel of the Prici village in the Travnik municipality. (hina) ha 052056 MET aug 97