State Department: Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia - Public Announcement, January 22, 1998

Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia - Public Announcement
January 22, 1998

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman

On January 22, NATO-led forces arrested indicted Bosnian-Serb war criminal Goran Jelisic near Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and dispatched him to the Hague to stand trial. While there is no specific information of a threat, the potential exists for retaliation against American interests in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. In the wake of this operation, American citizens should pay close attention to their personal security and exercise caution, especially in the areas near Bijeljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and in Eastern Slavonia, Croatia.

For further information, please consult the Department of State's Travel Warning and latest Consular Information Sheet for Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Consular Information Sheet for Croatia.

This Public Announcement expires on February 28, 1998.