WORLD IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Parliament Guards Disarm 2 Deputies
Security guards took five handguns from two Croatian deputies and two bodyguards at the Yugoslav Parliament in Belgrade, the state news agency Tanjug reported. Croatia is at the center of a bitter dispute over Yugoslavia’s future. It wants to turn the nation into a loose confederation, but that is opposed by Communist-ruled Serbia. The fact that Croatian deputies are carrying arms reflects the high tension between the two provinces, which almost led to civil war recently. The Interior Ministry said that a metal-detecting device would be installed at Parliament.
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