European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. November 17, 1993 War in the Balkans the stars and stripes Page 13 bosnian resist croats in fierce 8-hour attack Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a the bosnian army fought off one of the heaviest croatian attacks of the War holding its ground against tanks artillery and thousands of troops near a town in Central Bosnia and Herzegovina . Officials said tuesday. It. Col. Bill Aikman a spokesman for . Peace keepers said the eight hour assault monday on Gonji a Kun involved about 4,000 troops and 10 to 15 tank attacking an eight mile front. The assault was backed by More than 550 rounds of artillery he said. Another spokesman capt. Niels Pedersen of . Bosnia come in Kiscjak said that heavy fighting continued tuesday and that croatian troops were Mak ing some inroads. A government army source in Sarajevo speaking on condition of anonymity said army units suffered heavy casualties monday. He provided no figures. Sarajevo got its first heavy snowfall of the season tuesday. About 5 inches of Snow blanketed the capital making it difficult for residents to get around on foot or bicycle now the most common Means of transportation the . Airlift of food continued despite the Snow. The United nations invited Bosnia s political an military leaders to a meeting thursday on reopening Aid routes that have been restricted by fighting. Bosnian serbian leaders have agreed to attend and Bosnia s Muslim president planned to Send a senior  has been no commitment from the bosnian croats. Aikman said British peacekeepers though forced to spend most of monday in bunkers because of heavy shelling reported that the croats apparently captured a Lull near Gonji a Kun West of Sarajevo. But the Muslim led government forces although believed to have suffered heavy casualties put up Strong resistance and generally held their ground. Aikman said peacekeepers observed a croatian Heli copter in the air during the Battle apparently directing artillery fire and observing bosnian government troop movements. Although such flights violate the .-de Creed no Fly zone Over Bosnia Aikman said there Wasno attempt to halt the flight. 2 teen soldiers of Fortune miss Croatia target Munich Germany a two adventurous 16-year-old youths were removed from a train headed for Croatia on tuesday after police discovered they wanted to fight in the War in for Mer Yugoslavia. Bavarian Border police spokesman Peter Dur Dac said police became suspicious because the boys had Only one Way tickets to Zagreb and be cause one had a Large knife in a Pouch on one of his military style boots. That s Why they were questioned and the said they wanted to go join the croatian army to help fight Durdack  said the youths were germans from the bavarian town of Berchtesgaden. They were re moved from the train in Salzburg Austria just Over the Border from Germany and held there until their mothers came to pick them up. Bad weather other problems hinder Airdrop by Chuck Robert staff writer Rhein Mai Nab Germany bad weather and technical problems curtailed an Airdrop Mission monday night to the towns of Baglaj and Tarcin in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Five . C-130 Hercules were unable to continue the Mission but one c-130, one French c-160 Ransall and one Ger Man c-160 Ransall delivered 17.2 tons of food bundles parachuted to the ground said Petty officer 2nd class Jan Ette. Deyonge a spokeswoman for the joint information Bureau at Rhein main a where the flights originate. The Airdrop Are especially critical for about 30,000 refugees in Baglaj where food convoys have been shut out since june 1, said Peter Kessler a spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees in Zagreb Croatia. One of the con Voys was attacked by tanks that killed three Relief workers and several bystanders. The identity of the attacker was never confirmed but the town was under attack by bosnian serbs tankers at the time Kessler said. The town currently is under attack by bosnian serbs and bos Nian croats Kessler said. Baglaj with a population of about2,300 people in peacetime is located about 50 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo the bosnian capital. But Waves of refugees predominantly muslims have increase the number in the Baglaj area to More than 100,000 people Kessler said. Although there have been no reports of people starving to death in Baglaj Kessler said hundreds of people suffered from mushroom poisoning in september and october. Others have been shot while working in the Fields and with no Hospital service available the injured must walk about three hours along a Nar Row Footpath for medical Aid in pcs and Bosnia. Tarcin located Southwest of Sarajevo also has been flooded by refugees since Midsummer when bosnian serbs seized mount i Man Kessler said. Others have arrived from Mostar where fighting staking place Between bosnian muslims and bosnian croats Kessler said. The Overall situation in Central Bosnia continues to Worsen. 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