Bosnia - Karadzic Defends Srebrenica Take-Over

(12 Jul 1995) T/I: 10:39:27 Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Wednesday (12/7) defended the taking of the U.N.-designated "safe area" of Srebrenica. He said the Serbs had to capture the enclave because Moslem-led government troops were staging what he called "terrorist" attacks from the area. "It is simply a terrorist stronghold and we couldn't tolerate it any longer," Karadzic said. He insisted that U.N. troops and Moslem civilians were not in danger. He said the town was "mainly" under the control of Serb troops. "Terrorist elements may cause further trouble," he said. "The people, the civilians and U.N. personnel are completely safe and secured." SHOWS: WTN/AP/RTV POOL PALE, 12/7 Karadzic arriving karadzic sot saying "Terrorist elements may cause further trouble. The people, the civilians and United Nations personnel are completely safe and secured; Muslim civilians are free to stay or to leave. It is going to be something like in Western Slavonia but without a carnage. The carnage that was committed in West Slavonia" Asked about the condition of the United Nations personnel Karadzic sot "they are free to stay or to go; during the liberation of Srebrenica, NATO once again became an ally of the Muslims. If the bombing doesn't help at all it is simply a terrorist stronghold (Srebrenica) and we couldn't tolerate it any longer" 2.54 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...