SARAJEVO, Aug 28 (Hina) - Stabilisation Force (SFOR) troops have
stepped up security measures to prevent violence in the Serb entity
of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the NATO-led peace force said in a statement
on Thursday.
NATO troops have been deployed to northern and central Bosnia
to deter the outbreak of violence or criminal activities, the
statement said, adding that they would use all means under the
current peacekeeping mandate.
The action was prompted by indications of possible clashes
between forces loyal to Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic and
followers of Bosnian Serb war-time leader and indicted war criminal
Radovan Karadzic.
On Wednesday night SFOR was informed that police forces under
Plavsic's command were trying to take control of police stations and
radio and television facilities in the area of SFOR's Division
North.
Those forces had begun movements without SFOR's permission in
violation of the Dayton peace agreement, and that members of both
special and regular police forces were reported to be carrying long-
barrelled weapons.
NATO troops stepped up their patrols and would help the
International Police Task Force in monitoring the activity of local
police, the statement said.
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