British U.N. Soldier Killed in Sarajevo
An off-duty British U.N. soldier was shot dead at a checkpoint of the Muslim-led Bosnian army in Sarajevo early Sunday, a U.N. peacekeeping force spokesman said.
He said the circumstances of the incident were being investigated by the U.N. Protection Force and Bosnian military police.
The U.N. spokesman said the soldier’s identity was being withheld pending notification of his family.
Bosnian security troops maintain many road checkpoints within Sarajevo and enforce a nightly curfew.
The Bosnian capital remains in a state of war, although Bosnian Serb forces surrounding the city no longer bombard it following a NATO ultimatum.
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