IFOR PROHIBITS MILITARY EXERCISE IN MOSTAR AREA

SARAJEVO, August 6 (Hina) - Every military activity, including exercises, of units of the Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Croatian Defense Council around Mostar were prohibited in order to diminish tension in the area and contribute to a political solution of the current crisis, spokesman for the NATO-led Peace Implementation Force (IFOR) in Sarajevo Bratt Boudreau said on Tuesday. The situation in Mostar was peaceful, Boudreau said, but warned about several armed incidents which had occurred in the city last night. Small-arms fire was opened at a joint police patrol around 9 p.m. and IFOR representatives ascertained the perpetrators were three members of the Bosnian Army, who were arrested and delivered to the Bosnian Army military police. Two hours later fire was opened at the eastern part of the city from the west bank of the Neretva river, but the perpetrators had not been discovered. Several explosions also took place in the centre of the city during the night. The perpetrators have not been discovered. After these incidents IFOR strengthened its patrolling in Mostar. (hina) ha 061422 MET aug 96