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WORLD, Page 31World NotesYUGOSLAVIATrying for a Lasting Truce
The area was peaceful, the weather clear, and the two white
helicopters flying toward Zagreb prominently displayed the
insignia of the European Community's monitoring mission.
Nevertheless, a Yugoslav army MiG-21 fighter fired four
air-to-air missiles, scoring a direct hit on one chopper,
killing all five observers -- four Italian and one French -- on
board.
The victims' coffins, draped with E.C. flags during a
memorial service in Zagreb's cathedral the next evening, were
a bleak reminder that peace will not come easily to Yugoslavia
after six months of civil war. The federal military was quick
to refer to "an unwanted and tragic event," and the
Serb-controlled federal government offered requisite apologies.
But a shake-up in the top military command solidifying Serb
dominance led to fresh worries that the army might not fully
support the cease-fire. As the U.N. dispatched observers over
the weekend to monitor the fragile peace, the truce appeared to
be holding. Said a European diplomat in Zagreb: "Every quiet day
is a great gift; we've all learned to be modest in our hopes."