Australia Closes Yugoslav Consulate in Teen’s Shooting
Australia ordered the Yugoslav Consulate in Sydney closed today and expelled the staff and their dependents in a dispute over the shooting of a teen-ager last weekend during a demonstration outside the building.
Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said the consular staff and their dependents had 72 hours to leave the country and guaranteed to facilitate the safe passage of all concerned--including the security guard who allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy during the protest Sunday by Croatians demanding independence for Croatia.
The order for closure of the consulate came after the Yugoslavs refused to meet the government’s 6 p.m. deadline today for the surrender of the security guard.
The young demonstrator, Josef Tokic of Sydney, was recovering in a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his neck.
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