(11 Mar 1995) English/Nat
Sniper fire claimed new victims in Sarajevo on Saturday, amid growing fears that the war in Bosnia will escalate again when the four-month truce expires next month.
The UN says two girls aged nine and eleven were hit near the Grbavica stadium.
U-N soldiers were deployed once again in anti-sniping teams to protect the civilians from what's believed to be Serb sniper fire.
Shooting was most intensive in the vicinity of Brotherhood and Unity bridge but it took place at a number of places along sniper alley.
Due to the sniper activity, tram service has been non-existent for the last couple of days in downtown Sarajevo.
Because of that there was an unusually large number of people walking.
Some took cover behind the U-N armoured personnel carriers.
The U-N soldiers arrived after one of the civilians was wounded in the shoulder.
The U-N soldiers did not return fire as they have in the last couple of times when the sniper incidents have occurred.
As a U-N fire brigade officer explained, this time their only aim was protecting civilians.
SOUNDBITE:
"Approximately 16:50 hours we received reports of shots fired here at this position. We arrived with our heart-scan and put our ambulance on standby. We received reports of one man injured, shot in the shoulder and transported to the hospital. We have been on the scene there has not been any other victims, but have been quiet a few shots fired."
SUPER CAPTION: U-N Fire Brigade Officer
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