Croatian policemen reached the crash site first.

Other officials suggested that General Aksentijevic might be released in exchange for Croatian policemen and militiamen who have been taken prisoner.

Forty two HV soldiers and Croatian policemen were killed in the attack and 162 wounded.

In the ensuing chaos, twelve Croatian policemen were killed and another twenty injured.

The Serbian paramilitaries subsequently mutilated the bodies of the dead Croatian policemen.

A government spokesman said five soldiers, a civilian and a Croatian policeman were wounded.

Bosnian Government sources said they would view the entry of additional Croatian policemen as a provocative act.

On one side, a young Croatian policeman guarded the Orthodox church normally attended by Serbs.

A Croatian policeman and two civilians were reportedly killed Wednesday and six people wounded in the gun battle.

There were conflicting reports today about how many Croatian policemen and guardsmen had died in the fighting for the three towns.