Wednesday, March 14, 2012

NATO Jets Bomb Serb Post // Strike Aimed at Curbing Siege in Bosnian `Safe Area'

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina NATO aircraft launched an airstrike Sunday against Bosnian Serbs who ignored warnings by theUnited Nations to halt their assault on the UN-designated "safe area"of Gorazde.

President Clinton and UN Secretary-General BoutrosBoutros-Ghali warned the Serbs that they faced more attacks unlessthey pulled back.

A UN spokesman said the two F-16s dropped three bombs over asingle target, an artillery command post near the besieged easternBosnian enclave.

NATO headquarters in Naples, Italy, said the planes were U.S.F-16Cs based in Aviano, Italy, and said the attack was requested byUN forces in Gorazde because of the Serb …

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