Fighting Escalates In Northwestern Bosnia

The escalation in fighting that diplomats feared was just around the corner arrived Tuesday as government positions in northwestern Bosnia came under fierce attack.

Rebel Muslims, along with Serbs from Bosnia and Croatia, attacked government positions south of Velika Kladusa in the Bihac region shortly after midnight.

Maj. Herve Gourmelon, a U.N. military spokesman, said U.N. observers recorded over 800 detonations and more than 1,500 bursts of gunfire Tuesday.

A convoy of nine U.N. aid vehicles had to be abandoned after being caught in cross-fire, but there were no reports of injuries, he said.