A STATEMENT OF ZAGREB MAYOR ON SHELLING

ZAGREB, May 2 (Hina) - Four citizen were killed in this morning's shelling of Zagreb, whereas, according to reports issued at 02:00 pm today, 121 persons received first aid in Zagreb hospitals, the city's mayor, Branko Miksa, said this afternoon in a statement for Croatian television. The shelling destroyed about 150 cars, and damaged seriously the nearby houses, Miksa said. In Velika Gorica (southern Zagreb outskirts), one persons asked medical help. Three houses were devastated, and a dozen of them suffered minor sorts of damage. Croatian Interior Ministry officials and pyrotechnics are now removing unexploded 'bells' of cluster bombs, which were most probably launched, according to Miksa. The rocket-propelled cluster bombs, the purpose of which is to kill civilians, are not allowed to be used in line with international conventions. (hina) jn mms 021735 MET may 95