Spanish SFOR troops seize weapons from HDZ barracks in Mostar

(16 Apr 2001)

1. Exterior HDZ barracks in Mostar
2. Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) at entrance
3. Spanish troops arrive at gates
4. Military vehicles blocking gate
5. Spanish troops in trucks entering barracks
6. Spanish SFOR troops talking to Croat soldiers
7. Spanish SFOR troops entering barracks with APCs
8. Spanish troops into warehouse
9. Spanish taking weapons
10. Spanish troops packing seized weapons into SFOR trucks
11. Trucks escorted by APCs and military vehicles leave barracks
12. Spanish troops and escort heading to military base outside Mostar

STORYLINE:

Spanish SFOR troops on Monday seized rifles, infantry weapons and boxes of ammunition stored in a Mostar barracks operated by the Croatian Council of Defence, the military wing of the HDZ (Croat Democratic Union).

The Spanish troops were escorted by armoured personnel carriers and military vehicles.

NATO have ordered SFOR troops to seize all Croat weapons in Bosnia in order to prevent armed rebellion by hardline Bosnian Croats seeking independence.

They demand that international officials create a mini-state for Bosnia's Croats similar to the one granted under a peace deal to Bosnia's Serbs.

Their calls for independence have triggered several violent demonstrations by hardline supporters.

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