(21 Apr 1996) Natural Sound

Bosnian Serbs and Moslem civilians clashed on Sunday at a suburb of Doboj in northern Bosnia, when a group of Muslims tried to enter into the Serb-held town.

Danish I-FOR troops at the scene fired warning shots as the Bosnian Serbs vented their anger over their homes being handed over to Muslims.

The I-FOR troops have demanded that the crowds disperse but so far, their orders have been ignored.

On one side of this bridge are Bosnian Muslims, on the other Bosnian Serbs.

The group of some 100 Muslims have walked from the town of Tesanj and set out for Doboj -- Sunday - where they used to live before the four year war.

They were met at Usora - a suburb of Doboj - by about 5 thousand local Bosnian Serbs - including war veterans and invalids - who didn't want them to come back.

Their shouts of 'Kill I-FOR Soldiers' echo the deep felt resentment many Bosnian Serbs hold for the handover of territory ordered under the Dayton agreement.

A scuffle took place, some rocks were thrown and a few blows exchanged.

Eventually Danish I-FOR troops, who were guarding the point where the two groups met, fired shots in the air.

There were unconfirmed reports that some people had been wounded.


The two groups are reported to still be in the area - each refusing to budge.

I-FOR officers have demanded that they withdraw from the zone but so far their requests have gone unheeded.

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