4 Killed After Running Checkpoint
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian military police opened fire as a stolen aid vehicle sped through a checkpoint near Sarajevo on Monday, state TV said. Three gunmen and a hostage were killed.
The vehicle was stolen Thursday from a British aid worker who was then slain, prompting Britain to halt aid shipments to Bosnia-Herzegovina for a few days and U.N. officials to say they would reassess their relief effort.
Bosnian government investigators said Sunday that they had recovered a car the killers used and had suspects in custody.
On Monday, the driver of the car stolen from the British aid worker did not stop at a military police checkpoint and passengers opened fire with automatic weapons, state TV said.
Bosnian soldiers killed the three gunmen and one civilian hostage riding in the car, the report said.
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