RESIDENTS OF MOSCENICA PROTEST OVER REMOVAL OF FLAG

SISAK, May 3 (Hina) - Sisak police told a news conference today about a disturbance that occurred on Monday in the nearby village of Moscenica, part of which is included in the 'blue' disengagement zone under the 29 March Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities in Croatia. The rumpus started on Monday morning when UNPROFOR removed the Croatian flag from the local club. The villagers staged a protest rally, barred the roads to occupied Petrinja (UNPA North) and demanded that the Serb aggressors' flag be removed from a nearby timber factory situated on the occupied territory. Ad-hoc Croatian army and police commissions were dispatched hot-foot to Moscenica, where they remained closeted for three hours with the irate villagers and UNPROFOR representatives. Finally, UNPROFOR returned the flag and the residents cleared the roads on Monday evening. A police spokesman told reporters that the villagers kept watch around the club throughout the night. However, no more incidents were recorded. The Sisak Police Department, police chiefs in Sector North, UNPROFOR and local residents' representatives are to resume talks today. 031500 MET may 94