(25 Aug 1995) The United Nations announced Friday (25/8) that it was pulling
out its last British peacekeepers from the eastern Bosnian enclave
of Gorazde after they were attacked by renegade Bosnian army
troops overnight. UN spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Vernon said.
Describing the attack as an "act of banditry," UN Spokesman
Alexander Ivanko said the United Nations will lodge a protest with
the Bosnian government in Sarajevo.
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SARAJEVO, 25/8
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UNPROFOR spokesman Alexander Ivanko, sot; "last night, an armed
force, some wearing bosnian army uniforms, attacked the un camp in
goradze. unprofor protests this form of banditory...we cannot
believe it was sanctioned by local bosnian authorities. unprofor
demands bosnian government ensures no attack against un personnel
occurs in future..almost impossible for unprofor to function in
such a climate of hostility..the un military observers...are
unarmed and their security is of paramount importance."
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UN spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Vernon, sot; "commander
Gorazde forces assesses the attack did not not have official
bosnian army backing but was by renegade Bosnian army troops...the
attack may have been criminal (to steal equipment) or equally a
test of the un resolve to protect its equipment. our commander
will not countenance any attempt to steal un equipment or
weaponry."
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