41.   Serb forces handed in weapons at two arms decommissioning centres set up by UN personnel in Topusko and Glina south of Zagreb, a UN official said.

42.   That same year the weapons were eventually handed over to the UN for safe keeping after strong pressure from neighbours Greece and Turkey.

43.   The government launched a disarmament exercise in the region last December, but only several thousand weapons were handed in by the warriors.

44.   The Omani defence ministry said Saturday the weapons were handed over to a Yemeni military delegation which visited Oman recently.