Press Release (96)20 28 Jan 1996

Statement by the Secretary General of NATO The Secretary-General of NATO, Mr. Javier Solana, has been informed about two tragic incidents which happened today in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first was a road accident in which a Swedish Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) slid off the road 10kms northeast of Doboj and overturned, killing one soldier and seriously injuring another. The second incident happened about 20 kms south of Titovdrvar, when a British APC struck a mine. The Headquarters of the Multi-National Division Soutwest in Gornji Vakuf confirmed this but said that the vehicle could not yet be reached by IFOR due to the difficult flying conditions and the hazard of unmarked minefields. Unfortunately, it must be presumed that the three British soldiers in the vehicle have not survived the explosion. The Secretary-General has expressed his sadness at these very regrettable incidents. He again underlined the braveness of the soldiers serving with IFOR and supporting the international effort to bring peace to the former Yugoslavia.