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World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Slovenia Hails Plan for Army Pullout

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Slovenian leaders said the federal army’s decision to withdraw from the Yugoslav republic amounts to recognition of its independence. Croatia, meanwhile, demanded that the military leave that republic as well. Ethnic violence in Croatia left at least two dead and seven injured, reports said. Federal Defense Minister Veljko Kadijevic warned in a surprise TV interview in Belgrade that the situation in the nation is “rapidly deteriorating.”

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