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200 United Nations soldiers were being held, either as hostages or human shields, by Serb forces against further air-strikes by NATO warplanes in Bosnia.

200 soldiers · United Nations soldiers NPR, foreign affairs reporting team (Scott Simon, Tom Gjelten, Andy Bowers)

BOSNIA: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS AND NPR'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TOM GJELTEN AND, IN SARAJEVO, NPR'S ANDY BOWERS, ABOUT THE 200 UNITED NATIONS SOLDIERS BEING HELD, EITHER AS HOSTAGES OR HUMAN SHIELDS, BY SERB FORCES AGAINST FURTHER AIR-STRIKES BY NATO WARPLANES IN BOSNIA. THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING THERE, AND WHAT MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN BY THE FRENCH CABINET, NATO, AND THE UNITED NATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS ACT.

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