81.   Bosnian government troops and their Croat allies closed in on more rebel-held towns in central Bosnia on Wednesday, sending thousands of Serb civilians fleeing.

82.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic and other government leaders have reiterated in recent days that Serb civilians have nothing to fear in a unified Sarajevo under government control.

83.   Bosnian Serbs said thousands of Serb civilians fled.

84.   Bosnian Serbs claimed thousands of Serb civilians fled.

85.   British Lt. Col. David Allfrey, who commanded the search operation, suggested some of the missing weapons could have been used in recent attacks against Serb civilians.

86.   But human rights groups said they believe Croats also killed Serb civilians in Gospic and several other places.

87.   But human rights groups claimed hundreds of Serb civilians were killed during and after the military campaign.

88.   But in the thick of fighting last Monday and Tuesday, Croatian troops fired on fleeing Serb civilians, according to Gunness, the U.N. spokesman.

89.   But the lull provides little solace to the thousands of Serb civilians who fled to the city to escape fighting in the countryside.

90.   But the Serb Media Center said Albanian militants kidnapped three Serb civilians late Saturday from villages southwest of Pristina.