71.   But Baghdad denies opposition reports that it has been massing troops on the edge of the safe haven and shelling Kurdish towns.

72.   But Baghdad denies reports that it has been massing troops on the edge of the safe haven and shelling Kurdish towns.

73.   But the LTTE, apparently trying to disrupt government plans, occasionally shells Vavuniya town from areas under its control further north.

74.   But the commander of Krajina Serb forces, Mile Mrksic, denied his forces had shelled the town.

75.   Croatian artillery shelled Serb towns behind the confrontation line, killing five and injuring dozens of civilians, the statement said.

76.   Croatia launched a broad offensive Friday, shelling towns in the Serb-held region and moving tanks east towards the Krajina region.

77.   The Serbs have not shelled the town since the ultimatum was issued.

78.   The Serbs lie just behind this though and have continued to shell the town.

79.   The Serb leadership threatened to unleash a counter-offensive and retaliated by shelling several towns, including Gorazde and Mostar.

80.   The Serbs had responded by shelling Bihac town with four mortars, she said.