Street Cars And Snipers Resume Operations

Street cars were working in Bosnia’s capital again Sunday, and so were the snipers who have been targeting civilians. One person was wounded in the fourth straight day of sniper fire.

In northeast Bosnia, trucks brought badly needed supplies to Dutch peacekeepers in the government-held enclave of Srebrenica. The convoy with 30 tons of supplies was the first since Feb. 12. But the Serbs refused permission for a medical convoy to Srebrenica.

U.N. patrols have shot back at snipers who have been aiming at civilians in central Sarajevo, but have been unable to stop them.

On Saturday, snipers killed a 24-year-old man, and wounded two people, including an 11-year-old boy. Two people were killed Thursday and five, including a U.N. peacekeeper, were wounded Friday.

Street cars offer Sarajevans a welcome relief from having to walk long distances, but some run very close to front lines. In times of tension, they are frequently the target of sniper fire.

Service was suspended Friday because of the sniping. It resumed Sunday morning, but was suspended again after a policeman was shot in the leg.

Broken glass and pools of blood were visible at the site of the shooting. The street car’s 28-yearold driver, Muamera Herenda, said he expected sniper fire. “I drove very fast, but he got me,” Herenda said.

U.N. spokesman Maj. Herve Gourmelon said the fire came from Bosnian Serb positions on the opposite side of the Miljacka River.