U.N. INVESTIGATING DEATH OF POLISH PEACEKEEPER IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, April 11 (Hina) - UN military police were investigating the death of a UN Polish peacekeeper which took place yesterday at Vojnovac, about 80 km south of Zagreb. UN spokesman Christopher Gunnes told a press conference in Zagreb today that it could be said with certainty that Croatian army troops had not been involved in the incident. The Polish soldier was found dead on Monday morning, on a road 300 metres from an observation post northeast of Vojnovac. It remained unclear who had killed the UN soldier and there was no evidence of Croatian army involvement. Gunnes appologized for possible initial hints that the Croatian army had been involved. Some foreign news agencies yesterday ascribed the death of the Polish soldier to the Croatian army. Gunnes said that lack of precision in the Polish Battalion report caused misinterpretation of the incident. (hina) vm 111541 MET apr 95