IFOR ENGINEERS SET UP SAVA PONTOON BRIDGE FOR U.S. PULLOUT

ZUPANJA, Oct 9 (Hina) - IFOR engineers late Tuesday night set up a pontoon bridge over the Sava river between the eastern Croatian town of Zupanja and the northern Bosnian town of Orasje. The 300 metre long bridge with a bearing capacity of 90 tons was built to enable the withdrawal of a US IFOR armoured division from northern Bosnia-Herzegovina, IFOR officials in Slavonski Brod said in a statement. About 5,000 IFOR infantry troops are expected to deploy until the end of this month to secure the pullout of American armour. The recently rebuilt road bridges between Gunja and Brcko, and Slavonski Brod and Bosanski Brod will also be used in the US withdrawal. (hina) vm 091512 MET oct 96