MOSLEMS USE CHLORINE-FILLED PROJECTILES IN VITEZ AREA

VITEZ, Nov 12 (Hina) - The Croatian Defence Council (HVO) command in Vitez, central Bosnia, reported that Moslem forces used chlorine-filled projectiles in an attack on the villages of Lazine and Krcevine on Friday afternoon. The HVO lodged a protest with UNPROFOR over the attack, requesting their resolute action. The Croatian enclaves in central Bosnia lack food supplies. In the Franciscan hospital at Nova Bila there 86 wounded, of whom 32 seriously. Local authorities have sent a request to the UNPROFOR headquarters in Sarajevo for urgent evacuation. According to a liaison officer of the UNPROFOR British Battalion, the Bosnian Army Third Corps has requested evacuation of 11 wounded from Vitez and in return is ready to allow the evacuation of as many wounded from Nova Bila. 121741 MET nov 93