Sarajevo Quiet After Deadline for Giving Up Heavy Weapons
This city’s besieged people enjoyed a welcome respite from shelling Sunday, a day after the deadline for the warring sides in Bosnia to place their heavy weapons under the supervision of U.N. observers.
But steps toward a full truce or resumption of aid flights depend on a new round of peace talks set to start in Geneva on Friday.
Mortars--not covered by the weapons agreement--rained bombs overnight onto Dobrinja, a badly hit suburb, killing five people. There were no confirmed reports that heavy artillery was used.
U.N. refugee officials said they began an airlift of food from Zagreb, Croatia, to the port of Split to stock supplies for overland convoys. Aid flights to Sarajevo were halted Sept. 3 when an Italian relief plane crashed, killing all four crew members. Investigators said it was shot down.
In Washington, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said he will discuss a proposal for a “no-fly” zone over Bosnia during a trip to Britain and France beginning Tuesday.
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