9 Killed as Muslims Face Off in Bosnia
<i> Reuters</i>
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina —
Nine people were killed in Muslim-versus-Muslim fighting Monday when rival forces traded mortar and gunfire in the Bihac pocket of northwest Bosnia, the government army commander in the region said.
Fifth Corps Commander Ramiz Drekovic blamed the bloodletting in the village of Johovica on forces loyal to Fikret Abdic, who has declared the enclave independent of the Sarajevo government of President Alija Izetbegovic.
Drekovic said the dead consisted of three of his soldiers and six police and renegade troops.
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