SERB ARTILLERY ATTACK IN ORASJE AREA, PROVOCATIONS AROUND KUPRES..

KUPRES.. $ . TOLISA/MOSTAR, Apr 6 (Hina) - Serb forces yesterday launched a heavy artillery attack on civilian facilities and Croatian Defence Council (HVO) positions in the Orasje area in north-eastern Bosnia, local defence officials said. Over thirty mortar shells and twenty tank rounds hit Vidovice, Kopanice and the Orasje-Tuzla road between 18:00 and 19:30 hours. Serb troops stationed in Novo Selo and Batkusa fired a dozen mortar shells at Grebnice. Defence positions in Matisici and Bok were machine-gunned all evening. No casualties were reported but there was considerable damage to civilian facilities. Serb forces last night opened machine-gun fire at Croatian Defence Council (HVO) positions in the Kupres area, southern Bosnia, local derfence officials said this morning. Only small-arms provocations were reported in the northern- Bosnian enclave of Usora. (hina) mm as 061028 MET apr 95