IFOR STEPS UP NIGHT PATROLS IN NORTHERN BOSNIA

TUZLA, Oct 30 (Hina) - NATO-led international peace force in Bosnia (IFOR) stepped up nighttime patrols in northern Bosnia, the IFOR Sector North headquarters public relations office said Wednesday. The patrols would be increased, as there had been about 100 explosions in a separation zone (in Sector North) between the Serb entity and the Croat-Moslem Federation since the beginning of September. Those blasts destroyed houses where refugees were trying to resettle. Experts for clearing mines will be employed in and bomb dogs will be used in night patrols the task of which is not only to find out mines and explosive devices but also to apprehend persons suspected of laying mines. (hina) mm mš 301352 MET oct 96