MOSTAR MAYOR CONDEMNS BARBAROUS BEATING OF TWO CROAT YOUTHS

MOSTAR, Dec 30 (Hina) - Mostar Mayor Ivan Prskalo on Monday condemned the barbarous beating and stripping of two Croat youths in eastern (Moslem) part of Mostar on Saturday. Prskalo called on Bosnian authorities and international police to mobilise all their resources and track the perpetrators to their lair. Travelling from Ljubuski on Saturday afternoon, the two youths lost their way and wondered into eastern Mostar, where they were stripped naked and beaten up by Moslem extremists. The Mostar Mayor expressed indignation and grave concern over these acts in a statement. "It is difficult to accept that everything that is Croatian, including Croat children who stray into Moslem settlements, is subject to relentless and ferocious terrorist attacks - while at the same time, thousands of Bosnian civilians, soldiers and policemen walk unhindered in western Mostar, Citluk and Ljubuski," Prskalo said. (hina) jn as 301350 MET dec 96