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NATO Troops in Bosnia Fired On

By AIDA CERKEZ-ROBINSON
.c The Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- A NATO helicopter flying on a routine
mission apparently came under fire over Bosnian Serb territory, NATO
officials said Tuesday, the latest in a recent series of attacks on
alliance-led forces in Bosnia.

The crew of a Black Hawk helicopter observed a flash on the ground 10 miles
southwest of the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on Monday.

Within seconds they saw an object fly in front of them, forcing them to take
``evasive action.'' The helicopter landed safely, said Maj. Sheena Thomson, a
NATO spokeswoman.

NATO-led forces are investigating the incident and received assurances from
the Bosnian Serb Army and local police that they will cooperate.

Since NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, relations between the
NATO-led Stabilization force, SFOR, and Bosnian Serbs have deteriorated and
SFOR has increased security measures as a precaution against retaliation.

The Bosnian Serbs have strong ties to Serb-led Yugoslavia and consider the
NATO action an aggression.

In another incident which occurred on Sunday, a hand-grenade was thrown at a
house where an SFOR member had once lived in the Bosnian Serb town of
Bijeljina in the north-east of the country. There were no injuries and the
damage was minimal, Thomson said.

A day earlier, two civilians driving in an SFOR vehicle in a Sarajevo suburb
were shot at with a small caliber weapon. One person was wounded.

Several Bosnian Serb leaders have condemned NATO's behavior, particularly the
Bosnian Serb Radical Party, which international officials say is steered by
Milosevic.

``We remain concerned that the SRS (Bosnian Serb republic), the Radical
party, in particular, continues to be manipulated by forces outside,'' said
Simon Haselock, the spokesman for Bosnia's top international official, Carlos
Westendorp.

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