BOSNIAN MOSLEMS AGAIN USE POISON GASES

NOVA BILA, Dec 24 (HABENA/Hina) - Eleven more wounded were admitted to the Franciscan hospital at Nova Bila near Vitez, central Bosnia, on Friday, said hospital authorities. In the shelling of Vitez, Moslem forces again used shells with chemical filling, mainly chloride and chemical agents such as irritants, lachrimants and choking gas. Four people were brought from the village of Krcevine with signs of poisoning with chemical warfare agents, said Herzeg-Bosnia's HABENA news agency, adding that the report was confirmed by medical authorities. "It is the third time Moslem forces used shells with chemical filling against civilians," said Dr Tihomir Peric, director of the Nova Bila hospital. The news agency said Moslem combined artillery and infantry attacks continued in the Lasva River valley (some 50 km northwest of Sarajevo), adding that the wounded were being admitted to the hospital by the hour. The Moslem offensive in Croat areas in central Bosnia has been going on for four days now. A Christmas truce concluded by the three warring sides in Brussels, in the presence of the co-chairmen of the Peace Conference on former Yugoslavia and European Union foreign ministers, has taken effect at midnight last night but obviously is not holding on the ground. 241729 MET dec 93