MEETING OF SLAVONSKI BROD COUNTY AUTHORITIES

SLAVONSKI BROD, Nov 9 (Hina) - "No formations of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) can any longer be present in the Slavonski Brod County (eastern Croatia) and do things, without the knowledge of civil and military authorities, like those on the night of 5 November, when, allegedly, a larger group of members of the 101st and 102nd brigades of the HVO crossed the River Sava into Bosnia. In retaliation, Serb paramilitary forces stationed on the other bank ruthlessly started shelling villages in the eastern part of the Slavonski Brod County, Croatia," said head of the County Jozo Meter at a meeting of the County authorities on Tuesday. The meeting decided that a thorough investigation be conducted into what had actually happened, and that military and police control should be stepped up. 092113 MET nov 93