European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August attack in Bosnia the stars and stripes Page 5u.n. Flushing out Sarajevo snipers Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr satisfied for now that a nato airstrike cooled bosnian serbian Zeal to steal Back  weapons peacekeepers saturday turned to ferreting out sniper nests in Sarajevo. . Spots Sman maj. Rob Jannink said serbian soldiers had returned a tank two armoured personnel carriers and two Mobile anti aircraft guns they seized Early Friday from a weapons collection depot just West of Sarajevo. The last weapon was returned saturday afternoon As promised Jannink said. The seizures violated a nato Ultima turn Banning heavy weaponry in a 20-Kilometer 12.5-mile exclusion zone around Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coupled with serbian Small arms fire that hit a . Helicopter the seizure prompted . Commanders to Call in nato warplanes. Two . A-10 Thunderbolt is destroyed an aging m18 Mobile a tank Buster in isolated Woodland near Sarajevo in retaliation for the serbian actions. On saturday afternoon the bosnian serbian news Agency Srna quoted military officials As saying there were no casualties in the attack. Jannink said that in Sarajevo anti sniper units were starting House to House searches of suspected sniper positions including High Rise apartment buildings where serbian sharpshooters have targeted passengers on Sarajevo a Streetcar line. A a we want to flush them out Jannink yugoslav Border police left Check documents at the Maii Vornik crossing Between Yugoslavia and Bosnia on Friday after Serbia froze relations with bosnian serbs. Said. Authorities shut Down the streetcars saturday because of continued sniping which has killed one passenger Ana injured about 20 during the past week. Restoration of the Streetcar line in March after the nato ultimatum halted serbian bombardment was a huge morale boost for Sara Evans after almost two years of War. Jannink said the sniper patrols got off to a slow Start because of some delays obtaining clearance from local army officers. A a we will encounter restrictions All Over the place Jannink said a but we feel a responsibility to do our Best to defuse the tension and restrict sniper  Jannink reported gains by bosnian government troops on Battle fronts in Northern and Central Bosnia. He said Juvern ment forces along it amp Rith their bosnian croatian militia allies had scored significant advances South of Vars a town about 20 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo. The hottest Battle front was around Breza about 12.5 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo where intense artillery and mortar exchanges were reported in the area of. Government offensive. Jannink said . Commanders had proposed stationing a battalion of Canadian soldiers Between government and serbian troops on the Vares front line. The serbs were agreeable but the bosnian government was reluctant he said. Fridays weapons seizure came a Day after neighbouring Serbia inc chief Backer of bosnian serbs said it was cutting off economic and political tics because bosnian serbs rejected a peace plan pro e prised by the United states and its allies. The plan would require bosnian serbs to give up roughly a third of the 70 percent of Bosnia they control after 28 months of War. Muslims and croats would get the remaining 51 percent. Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic is widely blamed for inciting bosnian serbs to rebel against Bosnia a secession from Yugoslavia. Quot but Serbia has suffered under . Economic sanctions imposed for its role in the War. Mediators want the . Security Council to tighten those sanctions if the peace plan is not  poised to hit serbs again official says by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a nato aircraft Are poised and ready for More airstrikes against the bosnian serbs if Quot the . Protection Force requests them a senior nato official said saturday. Adm. Leighton w. Smith jr., commander of Allied forces Southern Europe said he Hopes the destruction of a self propelled antitank weapon by nato forces Friday evening will a cause a general de ten Sioning of the  a we continue to have aircraft airborne Over Bosnia Herzegovina As Normal and have additional aircraft should they be needed a Smith said. Two air Force a-10 Thunderbolt is from air Force Reserve and National guard units at Aviano a Italy hit the bosnian serbian held weapon about 6 30 . Friday. More than 20 nato aircraft were sent in after bosnian serbs seized several weapons from a  site Friday in violation of the weapons exclusion zone around Bosnia a capital Sarajevo. 7 nato officials launched the attack about 5 ., but bad weather precluded them Isom making the strike until 6 30 ., Smith said. The two a los that made the strike had to leave the area to refuel at least once before hitting their target Smith  photographs taken by the aircraft did not confirm the destruction of the target Beratis of the Haze in the area Smith said. Nato officials said that initial reports indicated there was no collateral damage from the attack nor were any civilians injured. Reports also indicated that none of the nato aircraft was fired upon. The targeted antitank weapon was not one of the weapons stolen by the bosnian serbs earlier Friday but was one of several targets previously identified by nato military officials. Smith stressed that nato cannot take aggressive action unless specifically requested by the United nations. He said nato officials had discussed the possibility of strikes or other action on thursday in the event the bosnian serbs seized .-controlled weapons. A we had known for some time that it the target existed because we were watching very closely Duvel Oping daily reconnaissance pictures of the area to determine How Many weapons there Are where they Are in the event that up Rotor , Protection Force chose to do something like they did today. Then we have the Opportunity  positively a Smith. Atlle . A-10 Thunderbolt is like this one taking off from Aviano a Italy in March were among nato aircraft participating in the airstrike against a bosnian serbian target near the capital City of Sarajevo on Friday. Aviano Security increased Rome apr on guard against possible retaliation police stepped up Security at Aviano a on saturday a Day after . Jets had taken off from there in a nato airstrike against bosnian serbian objectives. _ . Security police on the base and italian police around the perimeter increased patrols and Security checks the italian news Agency Agi reported from the base in Northeast Italy. The two . A-10 Thunderbolt is that destroyed an anti tank vehicle in the airstrike Friday in Bosnia and Herzegovina Are based in Aviano As part of nato deployment. Said. A a a a nato aircraft were planning to continue strikes when . Officials called off the bombings about 7 ., a nato spokesman said saturday. Smith said the bosnian serbian army a chief of staff contacted it. Gen. Michael Rose commander of . Forces in bos Nia and told him the stolen weapons would be returned to a .-controlled site. A nato spokesman confirmed saturday that the weapons were in the process of being returned. V four . Air Force a-10 thunderbolts and a . Ec-135 airborne Battlefield command and control Center aircraft All from from Aviano and one Navy p-3 Orion from patrol so 10 at Nas Simonella in Sicily made up the . Contingent in the nato attack Force. Quot a a a a a a a Quot a a Quot two ea-6b prowlers from the aircraft Carrier George Washington were launched but were too far away to reach the site in time Smith said. F a what might occur next i  speculate on because that san operational kind of thing and i prefer not to play All of my cards a Smith said. A but let me Tell you yesterday was on the very very very very Low end of the spectrum in terms of response. A we Hope that it sent the signal that was intended and that is there Are certain things that we will not tolerate. Up Rotor is being supported by nato nato will respond and we have other assets and considerably More capability than was demonstrated yesterday a if its needed and if its called upon by